Dodgers proper fielder Mookie Betts strike 3 dwelling operates within the initially 5 innings of Thursday night’s 11-2 earn in excess of the San Diego Padres in Los Angeles, offering him a record-tying 6 three-homer video games in his profession.
The only other gamers in MLB heritage with six a few-homer video games are Sammy Sosa and Johnny Mize.
Betts, who signed a 12-calendar year, $365 million contract extension suitable prior to the get started of this shortened period, started with an reverse-area two-run residence run on an outdoors-corner fastball from Padres phenom Chris Paddack in the 2nd inning at Dodger Stadium. He extra a solo shot on an -2 sinker from Luis Perdomo in the fourth and yet another two-run homer on a 3-1 splitter from Perdomo in the fifth, lifting his slash line to .310/.372/.690.
Thursday marked the 3rd time Betts has hit three property operates in the initially five innings of a sport, the most such occurrences in baseball heritage, according to exploration from ESPN Stats & Facts. Sosa notched his sixth profession three-homer overall performance in his 2,354th vocation video game. Mize got there in his 1,884th activity. Betts achieved the feat in his 813th.
Betts, who was strike by a pitch in the to start with inning, arrived at on an infield one in the seventh, generating him 4-for-4 on the night time.
