Dodgers Interview: Betts not celebrating two-homer night
“Didn’t Really Matter ’Cause We Lost”
LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts may have had his most explosive game in weeks, launching two solo home runs to try to spark a Dodgers comeback, but the veteran shortstop wasn’t taking much solace in his individual performance after a 9–5 loss to the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium.
“I mean, yeah, it has,” Betts said when asked about the tough stretch the Dodgers are currently in. “We haven’t given up. But you’re going to go through certain situations like this. It’s just tough. We gotta find a way to get back healthy, get our guys back out there. But, you know, we’re battling with what we got.”
The Dodgers trailed 7–0 before they even scored a run, continuing a trend of falling behind early that has taxed the team’s pitching and placed pressure on the offense to play catch-up.
Betts did his part to chip away at the deficit, blasting solo homers in the fourth and sixth innings—his seventh and eighth of the season—but he didn’t view them as particularly meaningful in the context of the loss.
“Sure,” he said, when asked if the performance was at least a sign he was trending in the right direction at the plate. “Didn’t really matter ’cause we lost. But, you know, I had a good game and we’ll see. I’ve had a couple good games and then kind of went missing, so have to keep it going.”
That kind of candor is vintage Mookie—measured, team-first, and never satisfied with personal highlights when the final score doesn’t go their way.
He’s also been working to find consistency at the plate after a streaky start to the season. Asked about what he’s been working on, Betts admitted it’s been a process without a clear roadmap.
“Man, it’s kind of been all over the place just trying to figure things out,” he said. “Finally, the cue that worked today… so we’ll see tomorrow.”
He understands the grind of the 162-game season better than most and knows that hitting is as much mental as mechanical.
“It’s just a constant battle,” Betts said. “You don’t feel good every day. There’s a lot of variables that kind of go into it. So, we’ll see tomorrow.”
Despite the loss, the Dodgers can take comfort in knowing Betts’ bat is heating up again. But as he made clear, power alone won’t lift this team back to where it wants to be—they need health, defense, and a little stability on the mound to stop playing from behind.
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