Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead home run in the Los Angeles Dodgers' fourth consecutive win and addressed the team's approach on September 6, 2026.
Betts said the Dodgers need to keep putting together good games, generate big hits, pitch well and play solid baseball throughout September. He emphasized staying in the moment rather than allowing previous at-bats or future expectations to affect the present, saying, "just be in the stay in the moment."
Betts noted that the four-game winning streak gave the Dodgers confidence while much of the season remained. He also said he had hit 18 home runs that season and stressed, "As long as we win ball games, it doesn't really matter."
Betts praised Bobby Miller after Miller pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers, saying Miller covered approximately three innings and allowed one run against the Washington Nationals. Betts stated that "he essentially won us the game" and added that it was great to see Miller out there. Betts also said Tuck took away a home run despite not recording a hit.
Betts recalled that the last couple of years had taught him to remain present and avoid carrying prior events into the current at-bat. He described the crowd and dugout shifting during his home-run moment as exciting, saying, "you feel the shift in the crowd, the dugout, the team."
Betts said the Dodgers' poor September finish a couple of years earlier carried into the playoffs, while finishing September well could build confidence entering the postseason: "it gives you good confidence going into the postseason."