Mookie Betts punctuates Dodgers NL-West clinching win with stunning catch, celebration
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West on Tuesday with 21 games left to play. The five-time Dodgers Gold Glove winner robbed a would-be hit with a catch-of-the-year candidate in the Dodgers' 4-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. When he got up from the slide he stood face-first and shared the moment with the Dodgers bullpen. It's not like the Dodgers — or anyone else in the NL, were going to catch them for home-field advantage anyway. Now they'll play out the rest of the season knowing they're NL West champs.
wftv.comNL East-leading Braves overcome Duvall's lost HR in victory
Braves Diamondbacks Baseball Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman high fives Ozzie Albies (1) after hitting a two run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in Phoenix. Albies became the third player to reach 30 home runs for the Braves this season, joining Riley (31) and Freeman (31). Albies hit a sacrifice fly to left and Riley beat out an infield hit with Freeman advancing to third. Duvall then hit what appeared to be his 38th homer of the season. But Riley, thinking McCarthy had the ball in his glove, retreated to first base as Duvall passed him between first and second.
wftv.comBraves' Duvall ends up with single on ball that clears fence
Adam Duvall passed teammate Austin Riley while running the bases after a drive over the wall in left-center, costing the Atlanta Braves slugger his 38th homer of the season. Duvall was ultimately credited with a two-run single on the bizarre first-inning play against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It happened because Riley thought the ball had been caught.
news.yahoo.com