Mookie Betts’ big day in Dodgers’ win overshadowed by injury to Kike Hernandez
Mookie Betts had a standout performance with two home runs in the Dodgers' 15-6 win over the Rockies. However, the victory was marred by Kiké Hernández's return to the injured list due to a strained left oblique. The Dodgers also faced a scare with Shohei Ohtani, who was hit by a pitch but is expected to pitch in the next game.
- ▪Mookie Betts hit two home runs and had his first three-hit game of the season.
- ▪Kiké Hernández is heading back to the injured list after suffering a strained left oblique.
- ▪Shohei Ohtani was hit by a pitch but is on track to pitch in the next game.
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MLB Mookie Betts’ big day in Dodgers’ win overshadowed by injury to Kike Hernandez By Dylan Hernandez Published May 27, 2026, 3:30 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google As Mookie Betts reflected on his two-homer performance in the Dodgers’ 15-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night, he paused to glance to the opposite side of the room. “It sucks, it sucks,” Betts said as he looked in the direction of Hernández’s locker. Just two days into his return to the Dodgers, Kiké Hernández was heading back to the injured list with a strained left oblique. Hernández missed the first two months of the season rehabilitating his surgically-repaired left elbow.
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