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Mookie Betts Further Separates Himself in Los Angeles Dodgers History with Another Leadoff Homer

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants on Monday, 6-4, at Oracle Park. In the win, Mookie Betts hit another leadoff homer, giving him 30 for his Dodgers career.

Brady Farkas

May 13, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (30) high
May 13, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (30) high / Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants on Monday night, 6-4, at Oracle Park. The win moves the Dodgers to a stellar 28-15 while the loss drops their rivals to 19-24.

In the win, which came in 10 innings, the Dodgers pounded out 11 hits, including two each from Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith and Gavin Lux.

Betts hit a home run, his seventh of the year, while Enrique Hernandez hit his second.

For Betts, his homer was a leadoff shot, which was the 30th of his Dodgers career.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Mookie Betts now has 30 leadoff homers with the Dodgers, 2 more than anyone else in franchise history (Davey Lopes, 28)

Betts only began his Dodgers' tenure in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, so he's made an incredible impact in the 4+ seasons that he's been in LA. One of the best players in baseball, Betts is hitting .341 this season with seven homers, 28 RBI and eight stolen bases. He's pulling a .993 OPS through his first 170 at-bats and anchoring a lineup that many consider to have the best 1-2-3 in all of baseball.

Lifetime, Betts is in his 11th career season with the Boston Red Sox and Dodgers. He helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2018 and the Dodgers in 2020, while also winning 2018 American League MVP.

He's a career .296 hitter who has 259 homers and 784 RBI.

The Dodgers and Giants will play again on Tuesday night at 9:45 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.