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On a sunny Sunday afternoon, the Dodgers hosted the Rockies. In the top of the second inning, Tony Wolters hit a curveball from Brandon McCarthy 266 feet to right fielder Cody Bellinger. Bellinger fielded this ball, but not before one run scored on this single, to give the Rockies 3 runs to 0 lead over the hosting Dodgers. However, on his way to a second National League Player of the week award, Cody Bellinger had plenty of baseball left to play. Besides hitting a single in the first inning, he connected on a two-run home run in the third inning and another two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. In this game, Bellinger hit career hits 57, 58, and 59, career home runs 23 and 24, and career RBI 52, 53, 54, and 55. Cody Bellinger was not the only busy player this day. The two teams together threw 8 wild pitches, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished in over 100 years. Four hours, and nineteen minutes after the first pitch, the Dodgers would win this game 12 to 6, setting a new record for longest 9 inning game at Dodger Stadium. This was the Dodgers 10th win in a row. With his two home runs in this game, Cody Bellinger passed Mike Piazza, setting a new Dodgers record for multi-home run games by a rookie. After this game, the Dodgers were 51-26, and lead the National League West. They only trail the Houston Astros by one game for the best record in baseball.