Betts homers twice and Dodgers hit 4 in 8th inning of 8-2 win over Giants
Mookie Betts homered twice and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep four times in the eighth inning of an 8-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Max Muncy and Kyle Tucker connected back-to-back to open the eighth. Betts and Will Smith then homered back-to-back with two outs in a five-run inning as the NL West champions rolled in a series opener between old rivals. Tyler Glasnow allowed two runs and three hits in six innings with a season-high 10 strikeouts.
Los Angeles is two games behind NL Central champion Milwaukee for the best record in the majors and home-field advantage throughout the postseason. Philip Abner gave up all five runs in the eighth. He became the second reliever in Giants history to serve up four homers in one inning.
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