Betts homers to break slump but apparently thought he was robbed again by Profar
Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts watches his solo home run during the first inning in Game 3 of a baseball NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gregory Bull]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers broke an 0-for-22 playoff slump with a home run but apparently thought he had been robbed again by left fielder Jurickson Profar of the San Diego Padres. Betts lofted a flyball to the left-field corner at Petco Park at almost the same distance as he did in Dodger Stadium on Sunday night, when Profar leaped and reached into the crowd to make the catch. Profar leaped again Tuesday night but couldn’t bring it back. Betts rounded first and turned toward the dugout before he got to second.
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San Diego Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar reaches over the wall but cannot catch a home run ball from Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts during the first inning in Game 3 of a baseball NL Division Series Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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