He was Player of the Week in the National League last week, thanks to a six -
game stretch batting.455 with five home runs and 13 RBI.
Not exact matches
Joe Torre was back in contention for the National League
batting lead after a nine -
game stretch in which he went 15 for 32 and raised his average from.313 to.343.
It's not some fluke, either: since June 15 of last year, a
stretch encompassing 136
games and nearly 600 at -
bats, Betts is
batting.310 /.353 /.535 with 24 homers and 75 extra-base hits.