Mookie Betts got to experience a normal-sized crowd at Dodger Stadium as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time and he delivered in a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Dodgers extended their winning streak to three games and kept pace with the San Francisco Giants.
They gave fans early reason to cheer on Reopening Day as singles by Gavin Lux and Justin Turner put runners on the corners with one out, which Will Smith followed by beating out a would-be inning-ending double play to drive a run in.
However, the Dodgers’ 1-0 lead was erased in the second inning when Andrew McCutchen ambushed the first pitch he saw from Julio Urias for a home run that traveled halfway up the pavilion in left field.