Mookie Betts Blasts Two Homers as Dodgers Dump Royals

Mookie Betts Blasts Two Homers as Dodgers Dump Royals
Mookie Betts (50) of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single against the Kansas City Royals that scores Jason Heyward (23) during the fourth inning at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on June 30, 2023. Kyle Rivas/Getty Images
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Mookie Betts homered twice, went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs while leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the host Kansas City Royals 9–3 on Friday night.

Leading off the game, Betts hammered a 3–1 fastball 422 feet to left, his ninth leadoff homer of the year and 45th of his career. The blast came on the fifth pitch in the major league career of Royals starter Alec Marsh.