""I honestly don't think it's the top of the lineup. I think it's Teo, Muncy, Pages, those guys in the middle are really what make us go," Betts said."
""We at the top can do our thing and whatnot, but it takes those guys to cause more havoc and make it really tough on opposing pitchers. We do our thing up there, but it's really those guys that kind of carry us.""
""He makes the lineup a lot longer when he's driving in runs and doing what he does," Betts said of Hernández. "It was good to see him smile and throwing seeds. His smile is infectious and kind of energizes us. When he's going, it seems like the team is going.""
Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 7-2 with multiple offensive contributions. Mookie Betts went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI, extending his hitting streak to six games and reaching base in 14 consecutive contests. Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman combined to go 2-for-7 with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Teoscar Hernández snapped an 0-for-12 skid by finishing 3-for-4 with two home runs. Betts credited the middle of the lineup—Teo, Muncy and Pages—for generating offense and said Hernández's energy and smile energize the team. Betts has hit .324/.343/.706 in September with three home runs and 10 RBI through eight games.
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