EXPLAINER: What exactly is a check-swing?
It’s always been one of the most murky areas in baseball: What exactly constitutes a check-swingOCTOBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
CODY BELLINGER #24 - CENTER FIELDER - CHICAGO CUBS
18 HR •
78 RBI •
.266 AVG
18 HR
78 RBI
.266 AVG
Cody Bellinger swings the Dodgers back to the NLCS: 'You don't think about being that guy' Bellinger took an eraser to a rotten regular season thanks to a retooled stance that allowed him to cover more of the plate.
OCTOBER 15, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
LEADING OFF: Red Sox and Astros open ALCS, Cards' Shildt out
For the second time in four seasons, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros are set to play for the American League pennantOCTOBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cody Bellinger embraces redemption opportunity with game-winning hit for Dodgers in NLDS Game 5 Cody Bellinger can put his awful 2021 regular season behind him after coming through in a must-win playoff game.
OCTOBER 15, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Cody Bellinger delivers Dodgers to historic 2-1 win over rival Giants in NLDS Game SAN FRANCISCO — Cody Bellinger slashed the slider and raised his right arm, pointing to the hysterical group of Los Angeles Dodgers in the v...
OCTOBER 15, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Delivers in clutch Bellinger went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's Game 5 NLDS win over the Giants.
Impact Bellinger stepped to the plate in the ninth inning with the potential winning run at second base, and he ripped a two-strike slider through the infield to bring the go-ahead run home. After a poor regular season, Bellinger has collected at least one hit in four of his five postseason starts while also racking up three RBI.
OCTOBER 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
MLB Playoffs Top Plays: Dodgers narrowly edge Giants in series-deciding Game 5
The Dodgers escaped Game 5 with a narrow win over the Giants to advance to the NLCS. Check out the top plays!OCTOBER 15, 2021
Dodgers beat Giants 2-1 in playoff thriller, advance to NLCS
Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and prized midseason acquisition Max Scherzer came out of the bullpen for his first career save, sending the Los Angeles...OCTOBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Walker Buehler helps Dodgers stay alive with gutsy, short-rest outing in Game 4
Walker Buehler's gutsy outing helped the Dodgers force Game 5, adding to his growing playoff résumé, Pedro Moura writes.OCTOBER 13, 2021
Dodgers beat Giants 7-2, force decisive Game 5 in NLDS
Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs, Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-2 to force a decisive Game 5 in their NL Div...OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not starting Game 3 Bellinger isn't starting Game 3 of the NLDS against the Giants on Monday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Impact Bellinger started each of the first two games of the series and went 1-for-7 with a double, two RBI, a run and five strikeouts. Chris Taylor will start in center field and bat fifth.
OCTOBER 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Analysis ' With one swing, Cody Bellinger may have finally nudged the weight of the world off his shoulders Cody Bellinger, a former league MVP who is mired in a mysterious and merciless slump, produced a crucial two-run double to spark the Dodgers...
OCTOBER 10, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
How Cody Bellinger and AJ Pollock turned the tide for the Dodgers in the NLDS Perhaps Saturday will represent a fresh slate, for both the Dodgers in the series and for their struggling stars.
OCTOBER 10, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Whicker: Cody Bellinger finds a blast from his past, keys Dodgers' Game 2 victory The Dodgers use Bellinger’s game-breaking two-run double to break open Game 2 of the NLDS, and for the former 2019 NL MVP it was long overdu...
OCTOBER 10, 2021 • DAILYNEWS.COM
Bill Plaschke: Cody Bellinger goes from hapless to heroic in Dodgers' victory over Giants SAN FRANCISCO — The noise was noxious.
OCTOBER 10, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Bill Plaschke: Cody Bellinger goes from hapless to heroic in Dodgers' victory over Giants SAN FRANCISCO — The noise was noxious.
OCTOBER 10, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
MLB Playoffs Top Plays: Braves and Dodgers even their series
The Braves and Dodgers both bounced back to even their NLDS series with big wins Saturday. Check out the top plays!OCTOBER 10, 2021
Dodgers cruise past Giants to even series in Game 2 of NLDS Los Angeles tripled its lead in the sixth inning with back-to-back doubles from Cody Bellinger and AJ Pollock.
OCTOBER 10, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Urías hits, pitches Dodgers past Giants to even NLDS series
Julio Urías shut down San Francisco and contributed an RBI single for his cause, Cody Bellinger and AJ Pollock delivered two-run doubles to blow it open in the sixth, and the Los A...OCTOBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MLB playoffs: Dodgers lose patience vs. Giants' Logan Webb in Game 1 defeat
Logan Webb baffled the Dodgers with a steady flow of offspeed pitches, lifting the Giants to a Game 1 win, Pedro Moura writes.OCTOBER 9, 2021
Bellinger ready to 'move on to postseason' SAN FRANCISCO -- Throughout his life, being a dominant presence at the plate is really all Cody Bellinger has ever known. Bellinger famously...
OCTOBER 8, 2021 • MLB.COM
Chris Taylor's unlikely home run sinks Cardinals, keeps defending-champion Dodgers alive
The Dodgers are alive thanks to Chris Taylor, whose homer propelled the champs into an epic NLDS showdown, Pedro Moura writes.OCTOBER 7, 2021
Dodgers' bullpen shines, and Cody Bellinger comes through in wild-card game Takeaways from the Dodgers' 3-1 walkoff win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL wild-card game on Wednesday.
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • LATIMES.COM
After record streak, Cardinals undone by one hanging slider
That record winning streak in September meant little for the St. Louis Cardinals in a postseason that ended with one hanging sliderOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Top Plays: Dodgers walk it off!
Chris Taylor's walk-off home run lifted the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals and into the NLDS. See the top plays!OCTOBER 7, 2021
