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Dodgers News: Former NL MVP Has Epic Game In Prime Time Clash

Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger had a historic moment against their NL rival San Diego Padres.

Ryan Menzie

Dodgers News: Former NL MVP Has Epic Game In Prime Time Clash
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It's not too often that a three-game sweep against your rivals gets outshined by a historic moment, but for Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger, that's exactly what happened. An already historic franchise left room for more history to be made with the former NL MVP taking the moment. 

The Dodgers back-to-back series sweeps against the Giants and the Padres put them at eight games won in row and 11 of the last 12. A monumental moment for the franchise and huge confidence boost for the postseason as they continue to steamroll the competition. 

Unfortunately for Bellinger, his numbers have steadily dropped since his MVP season so naturally any spark could hopefully catch some momentum and confidence moving forward. On Sunday in the final game against the Padres, Bellinger might have gotten what he was looking for. 

Bellinger went yard not once, but twice, in the same game and brought his total to 15 home runs on the season. A great game to say the least, but it wasn't the first time Bellinger did this against the Padres this season.

With his night, Bellinger became the first player in Dodgers history to have two multi home run games against the Padres in a single season. With a team that holds a laundry list of all time great hitters, athletes and hall of famers, this is a great list to be apart of. 

His two home runs marks the 15th time in Bellinger's career with multiple home runs in the same game and his third time against the Padres. Bellinger seems to have the Padres number, but let's see if he can keep the momentum going. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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