Acua and Betts Battling Back-And-Forth as NL MVP Favorites Over the Final Weeks of the Season
U.S. News & World Report LOS ANGELES (AP) The NL MVP race is going down to the wire, with Atlantas Ronald Acua Jr. and Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a back-and-forth battle over the final month of the regular season.
Acua is having a career year playing for a 90-win Braves team with the best record in baseball that's a virtual lock to win the NL East.
Betts is posting his best numbers since winning AL MVP with the Boston Red Sox in 2018. The Dodgers are cruising with a 14 1/2-game lead on their way to clinching their 10th NL West title in 11 years.
The two dynamic stars put on a head-to-head show during their weekend series at Dodger Stadium, with Acua shining brightest as the Braves won three of four games.
Betts also had his moments, though, and Acua is enjoying their chase.
Its something really nice just because I feel like Mookie and I have a really nice relationship, he said through an interpreter. Whenever we get the chance to talk, we do.
