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Mookie Betts Does It Again, Robs Home Run in Game 7

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman thought he had a home run. Mookie Betts had other plans.

For the second night in a row, Mookie Betts found a way to defy gravity.

With the Dodgers trailing, 3-2, in the top of the fifth inning, Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman lifted a ball to deep right field that appeared destined to double up Atlanta’s lead. Then, Betts did this:

Braves fans are certainly pleased with how their pitchers have fared against Betts to this point. Betts is 6-for-24 so far in the NLCS, with no extra-base hits. Where he’s done his damage, though, has been on the defensive side.

Betts made a similar play in Game 6 on Saturday, robbing Marcell Ozuna of extra bases in the fifth inning to keep the Braves off the scoreboard and protect the Dodgers’ lead. He also made an athletic grab in Game 5 on a shallow fly