Betts homers twice, Dodgers cruise past Nationals 9-4 May 24 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink WASHINGTON (AP) Mookie Betts homered twice on a night he was originally supposed to have off, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 9-4 Tuesday night.Betts smacked a three-run homer off former Dodgers prospect Josiah Gray and hit solo shot off Victor Arano for his 21st career multi-homer game and his second of the season.Chris Taylor and Trea Turner also homered for Los Angeles, which has won nine of 10 . At 29-13, Los Angeles owns the best record in the National League. Washington has dropped seven of it last nine and is a major-league worst 5-17 at home.Dodgers starter Walker Buehler (6-1) allowed three Denver Nuggets Hats runs in six innings, retiring 15 of the last 17 batters he faced. He yielded six hits and struck out three.It was the first time Gray (4-4) faced the Dodgers since he was dealt to the Nationals at last years trade deadline in the deal that sent Turner and Max Scherzer to Los Angeles. Things unraveled quickly for the 24-year-old right-hander.Turner hit a two-run homer three batters into the game and, after the Nationals scored three in the first, Betts poked a three-run shot into the front row in left field to make it 5-3. Taylor added a two-run Allen Iverson Jersey blast in the third.Gray gave up seven runs in three innings, and is tied with Cincinnatis Hunter Greene for the NL lead in homers allowed with 12.Betts solo shot, his 12th homer of the season, to greet Arano in the fourth extended the lead to 8-3.The former AL MVP scored a run in his 12th consecutive game, tying Rafael Furcal (in 2010) for the longest such streak since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. Zack Wheat set the franchise record with a 13-game streak for the Brooklyn Robins in 1925.Betts was scheduled for a routine off day Tuesday, but manager Dave Roberts said outfielder Clay Bellinger woke up not feeling well, which prompted some lineup juggling. Now, Betts is set to sit in Wednesdays series finale a suming there isnt another change of plans.TRAINERS ROOMNationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg allowed three runs in 2 2/3 innings for Cla s A Fredericksburg in his first rehabilitation appearance since undergoing thoracic outlet surgery last year. He struck out three Carmelo Anthony Jersey while walking four. INF Ehire Adrianza (quad strain) was 3 for 3 with a walk and a run scored as he started a rehab a signment at Double-A Harrisburg. OF Victor Robles did not start a day after departing with a calf cramp.UP NEXTDodgers: LHP Julio Uras (3-3, 2.63 ERA) is 2-0 with a 2.66 ERA in five lifetime appearances against Washington.Nationals: RHP Erick Fedde (2-3, 4.08) makes his first career start against the Dodgers as the three-game series concludes.___More Paul Millsap Jersey AP MLB coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Mookie Betts Los Angeles Dodgers Victor Robles Walker Buehler Chris Taylor Trea Turner Stephen Strasburg Mookie Betts Josiah Gray Erick Fedde Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo Denver Nuggets T-Shirts has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS