Mookie Betts homers twice as Dodgers power past Giants 8-2 Mookie Betts hit two home runs, including one in a four-homer eighth inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-2. The Dodgers, who had already clinched the NL West title, capitalized on a shaky performance by Giants reliever Philip Abner, who allowed five runs in the eighth to seal their victory. Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts gestures after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mookie Betts homered twice and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep four times in the eighth inning of an 8-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Max Muncy and Kyle Tucker connected back-to-back in the eighth. Betts and Max Muncy added two-out solo shots in a five-run inning as the NL West champions rolled in a series opener between old rivals.The home run barrage occurred on the 20th anniversary of the Dodgers' four-plus-one game. Jeff Kent, J.D. Drew, Russell Martin and Marlon Anderson hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth inning - the fourth time in major league history the feat had been accomplished. Giants reliever Philip Abner gave up all five runs in the eighth, which began with the Dodgers leading 3-2.He became the second reliever in Giants history to give up four homers in one inning. Muncy's shot traveled 420 feet and Tucker's went 403 feet, both to right-center. Betts also homered leading off the game. Josue De Paula, a 21-year-old Dodgers rookie finishing his first week in the major leagues, lined a two-out double to right field for the go-ahead run in the sixth.He also singled and scored the tying run on Teoscar Hernández's RBI single in the fifth. The Giants tied the game at 1 on Jung Hoo Lee's leadoff homer in the second and went ahead 2-1 on Jonah Cox's RBI single with two outs in the third. Giants starter Cesar Perdomo gave up two runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings with one strikeout. Jason Foley (3-2) took the loss in relief.The Giants had yet to announce a starter for Saturday against Dodgers LHP Tarik Skubal (10-7, 2.70 ERA)