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Mookie Betts Seals Dodgers' Win Over Padres With Game-Ending Diving Catch

For a moment, it seemed as though Tommy Pham had tied the game. Instead, Mookie Betts had other ideas.

With two outs, two on and the Dodgers holding a two-run lead, Betts sold out to make a diving catch in right-center field and seal a 2-0 win, giving the defending World Series champs their second straight drama-filled win over their division rivals.

The exit velocity on Pham's line drive was 98.6 miles per hour, per Statcast, the fourth-hardest hit ball by the Padres of the game. Its expected batting average was .560, the eighth-highest of any ball hit by either team all night.