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    Could Dodgers' Mookie Betts lead majors in hits, runs and walks?

    LOS ANGELES — It's a trifecta that hasn't been accomplished since 1876 when Ross Barnes led MLB in runs, hits and walks over a 66-game schedule for the Chicago White Stockings. But Mookie Betts entered Saturday first in hits, second in runs scored (behind Ronald Acuna Jr.) and tied for first in walks (with Juan Soto). That Betts, a former batting champion (2018), could lead the majors in hits is not hard to imagine. That he could also lead in runs scored (he has led his league three times) with Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith batting behind him is certainly conceivable. But how is the player batting in front of two-time MVP Ohtani (who led the majors in OPS and the American League