MIAMI -- The 10,000th home run since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958 belongs to Mookie Betts.
In Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park, Betts sent out an 85.2 mph splitter off Tyler Phillips with two outs in the first inning. The pitch caught the middle of the zone, and Betts hit it a Statcast-projected 399 feet to left-center field.
“It's really cool,” Betts said. “[The] Dodgers have been good for a long time [and being able to] spend a long time here, it's pretty special. I didn't know that [milestone]. So, I guess I'll always be remembered for something.”
Max Muncy followed with a home run to extend the Dodgers' lead to 2-0. He turned on a 95.8 mph sinker down and away, sending it deep to center field.
It was Muncy's 28th long ball of the season and the 242nd of his career.
Betts' homer marked his 20th of the season.
“I was just ready to swing,” said Betts, who went 1-for-3 with a walk. “[Phillips] throws a lot of strikes, so I knew I was going to get something in the zone and [I] put a good swing on it.”
He extended his on-base streak to 10 games. The shortstop is slashing .322/.429/.610 with 15 RBIs and 11 walks in his last 15 games.
“He's seeing a lot of pitches,” manager Dave Roberts said of Betts. “He's hitting the ball hard. And today with the homer, I thought that was one of the best swings he's taken in a while. So taking walks when he needs to, but I just think he's got that swagger back that we haven't seen in quite some time.”