LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts homered twice to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the second game on Saturday night to complete a doubleheader sweep.
Betts had a two-run single to cap a three-run eighth inning as the Dodgers won the first game by an identical 3-1 score.
After his solo home run in the third inning in the night game, Betts saluted Lakers star LeBron James, who was sitting in a suite with his family on his bobblehead night. When hit his 34th homer of the season in the fifth, Betts also saluted James as he crossed home plate, and the NBA star tipped his cap to him.
Betts has five multi-homer games this season and 28 in his career.
The NL West-leading Dodgers bounced back nicely from an 11-3 loss on Friday night that snapped an 11-game winning streak. They got back on track with two wins to improve to 17-2 in August.
Julio Urías (11-6) allowed just one run — a solo homer to Josh Bell in the first inning — and five hits in seven innings, striking out five.
Brusdar Graterol had an eventful ninth, allowing two singles, before getting out of the jam to earn his sixth save. He was aided by a nice diving play by Amed Rosario for an out and Kiké Hernández made a throw from deep at third to get pinch-hitter Jesus Sanchez out to end the game.
Braxton Garrett (7-4) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings, striking out six and walking none.
KING OF GOOD WILL
Dodgers president Stan Kasten presented James with a check for $100,000 for his LeBron James Family Foundation.
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Marlins: RHP Johnny Cueto (0-3, 5.57) is expected to start Monday in San Diego.