Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward on Wednesday hit two-run homers in the third inning, while Mookie Betts had his 18th multi-hit game for last month as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 for a three-game sweep.
The Dodgers’ 24 wins last month is the most in a calendar month since the franchise moved to Los Angeles. They were one win away from the most in a month, set by the Brooklyn Dodgers in July 1947 and August 1953.
“It’s tremendous, but we’ve still got a ways to go,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
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The National League West leaders won their fourth in a row overall and fifth straight at home, outscoring the Diamondbacks 23-5 in the series and finishing with their 13th shutout of the season. The Dodgers outhit the Diamondbacks 38-20.
“It was good to see us not let off the gas,” Roberts said.
Freeman hit his MLB-leading 51st double in the fourth inning, leaving him one shy of tying Johnny Frederick (1929) for most in franchise history.
Freeman leads the major leagues in extra-base hits with 78 this season and is tied for first in hits with 178.
Betts, who singled in the first inning, reached on an infield single to short leading off the third. Freeman followed with a blast into right field for a 2-0 lead.
Betts’ two hits raised his batting average for last month to .453. He joined Andre Ethier, Pedro Guerrero and Willie Davis as the only Dodgers to hit .450 or better in a month with at least 75 plate appearances.
David Peralta was safe at first on a fielding error. That set up Heyward, who homered to right.
Max Muncy’s two-run RBI double with two outs in the fourth inning extended the lead to 6-0.
The Dodgers ended July with a 2.5-game lead over the San Francisco Giants. Now they are ahead of them by 14.5 games.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, it was:
‧ Blue Jays 7, Nationals 0
‧ Cardinals 5, Padres 4
‧ Cubs 3, Brewers 2
‧ Giants 1, Reds 4
‧ Mariners 5, Athletics 4
‧ Marlins 0, Rays 3 (10i)
‧ Mets 6, Rangers 5 (10i)
‧ Orioles 5, White Sox 10
‧ Phillies 8, Angels 10
‧ Red Sox 4, Astros 7
‧ Rockies 3, Braves 7
‧ Royals 1, Pirates 4
‧ Tigers 2, Yankees 6
‧ Twins 2, Guardians 5
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