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Cody Bellinger Comes Through
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Cody Bellinger Comes Through

The struggling slugger erased a miserable season with one swing of the bat to send the Dodgers to a thrilling victory over the Giants in game 5 of the NLDS.

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After a truly dreadful season, Cody Bellinger activated hero mode when it mattered most. (Harry How/Getty Images)

For six months, Cody Bellinger searched for his swing. On the Dodgers’ biggest night of the season, he found it.

In the top of the ninth inning of a 1-1 tie in a series that was knotted at two games a piece, Bellinger stepped up to the plate w…

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