Bellinger deals big blow as Dodgers top Mets
by Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times
Jun 23, 2018
4 minutes
NEW YORK - The ballpark shuddered upon impact. A visceral groan rippled through Citi Field as Cody Bellinger's sixth-inning grand slam took flight. On the ground in right field, Mets outfielder Jose Bautista stood in place and stared upward. At last the baseball landed in the second deck, a towering blast that proved the difference in a 5-2 Dodgers victory.
"I was thinking, 'Just hit the ball,' honestly," Bellinger said. "I connected on the barrel. I guess good things happen when you don't try too hard some times."
The homer broke a scoreless deadlock and provided enough
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