Cody Bellinger can't miss at the plate.
His offense has helped the Dodgers win four of six and jump out to first place in the NL West. Bellinger has hit safely in every game, with five homers and 12 RBI.
His biggest blast yet came off Madison Bumgarner in the third inning Tuesday night, a grand slam that helped Los Angeles hang on to beat the rival
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Bellinger has struggled against left-handed pitching in the past, and credits his current success to extra work in the batting cage.
Manager Dave Roberts says, "It's as good as I've seen him."
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Hyun-Jin Ryu (2-0) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked none. He was the fifth left-hander in six games that the Giants have faced.
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With two outs, A.J. Pollock singled, Hernandez took second and Ryu, who walked, went to third, setting up Bellinger's fourth career grand slam that made it 5-0.
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Bumgarner (0-2) gave up five runs -- all unearned -- and five hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked two. The left-hander has 204 strikeouts against the Dodgers in his career.
Bumgarner rebounded at the plate in the sixth, hitting a two-run shot to left that had the Giants trailing 5-2. |
