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LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs, hitting his 29th on the first pitch from Zack Thompson in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. In his fifth season with the Dodgers after a trade from the Boston Red Sox, Betts broke a tie with Davey Lopes, who played for Los Angeles 1972-81. Betts moved into sole possession of fifth place on the major leagues' leadoff home run list with his 49th, breaking a tie with Ian Kinsler. Betts trails Rickey Henderson (81), George Springer (57), Alfonso Soriano (54) and Craig Biggio (53).
