Matt Beaty was hitting .091 (one for 11) with six strikeouts and two walks in 10 games when the Dodgers utility player was demoted to the team’s alternate training site in Phoenix on April 17 to get more at-bats and regular playing time.
The corner outfielder/infielder returned on Saturday, and in four games since he is two for four with three walks and two hit-by-pitches, and he hit a clutch two-run single in the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
“I feel pretty good up there, I feel comfortable again,” said Beaty, one of the few bright spots for a team that has lost three straight and seven of nine.