Mookie Betts has struggled offensively all year for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but his bat proved to be a difference-maker in Sunday's win over the Padres.

Mookie Betts hits a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday.

Mookie Betts is in unfamiliar territory this season as he navigates his worst offensive year. The Los Angeles Dodgers star is slashing .241/.311/.365 in 113 games thus far.

Betts’ expected stats are better than what he has actually produced, suggesting some unluckiness in the down year. His chase rate is up slightly from the norm, though still well above league average. His strikeout and whiff rates remain among the game’s best.

Mookie Betts is the front man for a campaign in which Corona Beer and its advertising partners had pre-timed a press release for the morning after the Dodgers got swept by the Angels.

Betts has shown some signs of life in August, slashing .280/.321/.380. That turnaround, according to Forbes’ D.J. Siddiqi, came after Betts reached out to former Boston Red Sox teammate and friend J.D. Martinez for advice.