Mookie Betts Homers, Drives in 4 as Dodgers Beat Cubs 7–3

Mookie Betts Homers, Drives in 4 as Dodgers Beat Cubs 7–3
Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts, right, smiles as he celebrates with Max Muncy after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game in Chicago, on April 23, 2023. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo
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CHICAGO—Mookie Betts homered and drove in four runs in his first career start at shortstop, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7–3 on Sunday, April 23.

Max Muncy and J.D. Martinez also connected as Los Angeles took three of four in the series at Wrigley Field. Clayton Kershaw (4–1) pitched six innings of three-hit ball in career win No. 201.