Cody Bellinger hits 2 home runs as the Dodgers beat the Cubs

LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers began Thursday night to win the nonstop injury win over Corey Seager, while Cody Bellinger scored two of his four homers in a 7-3 win over Cubs and southpaw Jon Lester at Dodger Stadium.
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LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers began Thursday night's win without injured Corest Seafield on Thursday, while Cody Bellinger Slugged two of their four home homers in a 7-3 win over Cubs and left-handed Jon Lester at Dodger Stadium.

In April and May, Max Muncy and David Freese echoed the support of Clayton Kershaw (6-1), a winner despite the fact that the Cubs had a three-point lead and allowed two homers and two rides in the same game for the first time this year. He retired eight times in six innings. Julio Urias has launched the last three innings for his third save.

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What makes Dodgers the kind of team that loses one of its best hitters and who in the next game has four home runs?

"I do not know, we're just very deep," said Bellinger, now with 22 homers and 57 RBIs. "We have a lot of very good players."

Bellinger, who received the highest number of votes in MLB's first ever MLB Star Ballot Update, was the best, but has recently given up ground. He had not dominated in 12 games and his average went from .409 on May 18th to .352 in that game. The opposing manager, Joe Maddon, learned that fans were starting to panic.

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"Of course, they have every reason to panic if he has not hit a circuit in 12 games. He's so good, "said Maddon. "You do not make mistakes because he is able – as you have seen – to register in the center-left or pull down in the straight line. This is a great athlete. Just do not think of him as a hitter. This is a great athlete. He plays everywhere. He plays well all the positions. He can launch. He can run. He is just a good baseball player. "

Bellinger and Muncy's mansions in the fourth inning and Freese's in the fifth went into Lester's opposite field.

"It's great to see the left-handers hooked on Lester," said Kershaw. "It was cool to see."

"I'd like to think that throwing in much of the field is always beneficial, but I guess that's not the case," Lester said of the Dodger Stadium. "I do not want to take anything away from their batters, they have very good hitters. Bellinger is probably one of the best hitters I've seen, with respect to his approach and not chasing and playing the game and doing all that.

"That's why he hits around .350 with 20 points. When you do not continue, the thrower enters a little more in the zone and, with their alignment, you certainly do not want to give free passes. I think his numbers and everything else speak for themselves when it comes to that. "

Bellinger shared the merit of his blast with the Dodgers who hit coaches Robert Van Scoyoc and Brent Brown. It was his second multihomer game of the year and his ninth of his career. He has a .410 average with 14 home runs and 32 home runs this season.

"I felt good, but the results are not there," Bellinger said. "Keep cringing in the cage, and it was nice to see the results today."

Lester only allowed one of the first 11 batters to reach the base. But when Freese hit Lester from the left foot with a comebacker, it was the first of eight successes for the next 11 batters.

"Really good at the game tonight," said Dave Roberts, manager of the Dodgers. "Just collectively, really nice to see."

Muncy took the 16th lap at home, the third in two games, the fourth in four and the 11th in the last 40 games. Freese made his debut in the week, limited by persistent tendinitis in the right knee. Still, there are only eight home runs on just 104 shots. He has four homers in June and a record of 1,054 OPS for the season.