Cody Bellinger keeps the inning alive by getting out, a breakdown
What Happened
The bottom of the seventh inning is underway in a tied game and Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers steps up to the plate. Betts collects his first hit as a Dodger, excitedly asking for the ball to commemorate the occasion. Cody Bellinger then comes to the plate and also gets a hit, setting the stage for an exciting sequence of plays. Mookie Betts scores on an infield dribbler, taking advantage of his impressive speed to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. The next batter hits a ball right back to the pitcher, who has the opportunity to turn a double play and end the inning. However, Bellinger takes off from third base, drawing the pitcher's attention and forcing him into a rundown. Bellinger purposefully delays the rundown, allowing the runner on second to advance to third base. This strategic move by Bellinger trades one out for two runners in scoring position, keeping the inning alive. The next Dodgers batter capitalizes on the situation, driving in both runners to extend the lead to 4-1. Bellinger proudly celebrates his clever baserunning, while his teammate Kike Hernandez joins in the excitement, acknowledging his own contribution to the rally. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts then comes out to the mound, needing to remove the pitcher who had the chance to end the inning but was outsmarted by Bellinger's savvy play. The announcer, clearly impressed by Bellinger's decision-making, praises the "good baserunning" that kept the inning alive and led to the Dodgers scoring two crucial runs. He encourages viewers to take advantage of the Dodgers' offensive prowess by using the "" on DraftKings, as the Dodgers are poised to feast on the rest of the NL West division. Overall, this sequence showcases Cody Bellinger's baseball IQ and ability to make split-second decisions that can swing the momentum of a close game. The Dodgers' offensive firepower, combined with Bellinger's heads-up play, has put them in a strong position to extend their lead and potentially secure the victory.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentbaseball's back and i am excited mookie
betts step into the plate as a dodger
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he's gonna face
this sicko who throws like this come on
dude you're creeping us out now i love
it it's interesting
mookie picks up his first hit as a
dodger bottom of the seventh inning in a
tie game says yo i want that ball
no i'm not joking i i really want that
ball it's my first as a dodger
i'm excited to be here save the ball so
that kid gives it to that guy
and he rides special ball don't throw
away then bellinger comes up and gets a
hit
what i want to talk about is coming up
soon first mookie's going to score
on a little infield dribbler because
mookie's fast and that's what he does
what's going to happen soon is something
if this happens in baseball okay
this happens in baseball baseball
die-hards really like don't happens old
time that's nothing special it's cool
it's interesting
i love the strategic strategy of this
why is that guy's face so green what is
up with that anyway
we got first and second with one out
and we got a ball right back to the
pitcher now at this point
he can easily just throw the ball to
second throw the ball to first and he
gets a double play
and the innings over and the score
remains two to one
but belly took off from third and that
gets his attention
so he's gonna get him in a rundown and
at this point bellinger puts on the
brakes because he's like wait i gotta
let this linger a little bit more
runner gets to third now belly's still
in the rundown waiting for the runner to
get to second
and he's out so now bellinger just
traded one
out for putting two guys in scoring
position it would have been
a double play inning over instead
the inning is still going and you have
two guys in scoring position just good
base running
i love it and the next guy comes up and
puts one in play
and the two runs score and it goes from
a 2-1 game
to a 4-1 game and he says yeah that's me
man that's all me
i'm a genius oh yeah i'm a genius kiki
hernandez on second like
i did something too i did something too
now gabe kepler's got to come out
wearing his really tight bane mask take
the picture out that picture should have
been out of the inning he just
had a perfect double play but good base
running trades one out
for two in scoring position keeps the
inning alive it's awesome
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