Cody Bellinger Ties Homer Mark, Looks To Break MLB Record

CBS sports reports:

Cody Bellinger already leads the majors in hitting and is tied for the most homers with Milwaukee's Christian Yelich.

With one more homer before the end of April, he will be a record-holder.

Bellinger gets another crack at setting a major league-record with his 15th homer before May 1 Monday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the rival San Francisco Giants for the opener of a three-game series.

Bellinger heads to San Francisco with a .427 average that is 42 points higher than anyone in baseball. He also owns a 1.413 OPS that leads the majors by far and his 14 homers give him two chances at setting the mark for the most homers hit before the calendar hits May.

Albert Pujols (2006) and Alex Rodriguez (2007) shared the record before this weekend and then Yelich hit his 14th homer on Saturday against the New York Mets. Bellinger made it a four-person record by homering in the fourth inning against Trevor Williams in a 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.

"Pretty special. Those are incredible players," Bellinger said. "To be in the same boat as those guys is pretty cool."

Bellinger also has reached safely in 28 of 29 games, leads the majors with 30 runs scored, 44 hits and 36 RBIs to go along with a major league-best .500 on-base percentage that is four points ahead of Mike Trout.

"I'm understanding how to use my swing and working in the cage every day to repeat what I'm doing," Bellinger said. "Just not trying to do too much. It's fun, for sure. Every day before the game, I know what I want to do. The days I feel off, it's knowing what it is I want to do and getting it back."

Bellinger's torrid opening month is helping the Dodgers pile up wins. He helped the Dodgers get their fourth straight win Sunday and 11th in 14 games, putting Los Angeles in position to become the first team in the majors to reach 20 wins.

While the Dodgers were enjoying the continuation of Bellinger's historic opening month, the Giants were getting outscored 24-12 in a three-game sweep at home to the New York Yankees.