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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Mookie Betts jumped up opposite the two-and-a-half foot wall in the right field, to score in an ad with the word “Extreme. “
His catch that robbed Marcell Ozuna of finishing the fifth inning with an extreme runner, such as the race and limited scoop the Dodgers star made a night earlier that he started a double play and pulled an Atlanta race off the board.
Betts knew what he had achieved. With his head upright and swinging back and forth, his mouth wide open as he screamed and his face full of emotion, held the ball at the tip of his waist and galloped back into the marble before the joy completely returned the ball.
“It’s a huge spark. It’s a one-player game at a great time,” Said Shortscreed Corey Seager. “That’s what you want to win baseball games this time of year. “
Walker Buehler was standing near the mound, his right hand forming a triumphant fist, his arm raised.
“I’m glad we had an advocate, especially a special like Mookie Betts,” Buehler said.
Moments like this were what Los Angeles expected when he acquired the four-time All-Star winner and four-time Gold Glove from the Boston Red Sox in February.
“It has an effect on the game in many other ways,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Walker was a little stressful. “
Betts’ defense, Buehler’s pitches and back-to-back first-goal runs through Seager and Justin Turner propelled the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory that forced the National League Championship Series into a Game 7.
The Dodgers, who have dragged three games to one at this unbiased playoff venue, still have a chance to win their first World Series name since Kirk Gibson came limping to the plate and ignited the 1988 team with that fantastic home run in Oakland’s first game. Dennis Eckersley.
Los Angeles sought Betts so much that it agreed to pay Boston $ 48 million over 3 years as part of the deal, which also led to Dodgers left-hander David Price, who will not play this season due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
Betts would have been eligible for a loose signing this offseason, the Dodgers were as competitive at the negotiating table as he is at the plate and in the outfield.
Already signed on a one-year, $27 million contract, Betts agreed in July on a 12-year, $365 million contract that includes a guaranteed $65 million signing bonus opposed to paint stops and shortened seasons like this. millions in deferred bills that did not fully beat until it approached its 52nd anniversary in 2044, deferrals that would be eliminated if they were changed.
He beat Array292 with 16 home runs and 39 RBIs in the short season, tied with AJ Pollock for the team at the most sensitive time on the circuit and in the RBIs with 41 Seager points over Milwaukee, who finished a swept first round. on his 28th birthday, he scored three times and had a high sacrifice in the 12-3 San Diego goal that ended a Series Division Sweep.
He defeated Array227 (5 out of 22) opposed to the Braves, recalling his Array210 average with four RBIs for the 2018 Red Sox, a shell of regular-season functionality earned him the American League MVP award.
But he helped defeat the National League with his glove. His third inning opposite Dansby Swanson with a third runner in Game Five held the Braves’ lead by two points, allowing Los Angeles to return to a 7-3 victory. biggest catch on Saturday.
And now Betts and the Dodgers are a World Series victory.
“I think it was a ticking game last night, ” said Roberts. “Just show athletics, man. “
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