In his MVP season a year ago, LA's Cody Bellinger was a beast. He hit at a .305 clip, slugged 47 dingers and drove in 115 RBI. It was a phenomenal year.
In 2020, the year of a 60-game pandemic-shorted season, Bellinger has been a bust. Until recently he was hitting under .200 and seemed lost and overmatched at the plate.
What a difference a week can make.
In the last six games, Bellinger has gone 10-for-23, hit four homers, and knocked in four RBI. In that stretch, he is hitting at a .435 clip.
He brought his season average up to .225 with eight dingers and 17 RBI.
More importantly, Bellinger is hitting like Bellinger again.
Max Muncy, who also was slow out of the gate, has heated up as well. In the last six games, Muncy is 6-for-20 with three dingers and five RBI and hit for a .300 average.
This bodes well for the Dodgers in their quest for a return to the World Series where they hope to finally, after 32 years, win it all.
With Bellinger and Muncy heating up the LA lineup is very hitterish. Mookie Betts is hitting .293 with 11 homers; Corey Seager is hitting .300 with eight dingers; Justin Turner is swinging a .294 bat with 19 RBI, and Chris Taylor is hitting a steady .256 with nine runs batted in. Austin Barnes may be the biggest surprise, hitting .273 with seven RBI. Toss in AJ Pollock at .263, five homers and 15 RBI and you have a lineup that is difficult for opposing pitchers to maneuver.
The starting rotation is a strength and the bullpen has been downright nasty.
This may be the year.
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