Mookie Betts’ Five Hits Send Dodgers Past Guardians in Opener 6–1

Mookie Betts’ Five Hits Send Dodgers Past Guardians in Opener 6–1
Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts, left, and Freddie Freeman laugh during the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland on Aug. 24, 2023. Nick Cammett/AP Photo
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Mookie Betts delivered his second career five-hit game and drove in two runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6–1 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Thursday, August 24, in the resumption of a contest that was suspended in the third inning Wednesday because of rain.

The Dodgers mounted all the offense they needed on Wednesday before weather arrived, then added more offense before a one-hour, 13-minute rain delay paused the game further in the ninth inning.