The Los Angeles Dodgers are straight up writing history right now, and they’re doing it with nothing but bombs. Seriously, every single one of their 10 runs these playoffs? All by dinger. That’s not just a good streak, that’s MLB history, folks, the longest streak to start a postseason ever!
Hernández Lights the Fuse with a Postseason Special
LA broke it open in Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. It was the top of the fourth inning at Truist Park, and Kiké Hernández stepped up, absolutely crushing Chris Sale’s 86 mph changeup. That ball flew 406 feet to the bleachers for a two-run shot, bringing Andy Pages home and giving the Dodgers an immediate 2-0 lead. That wasn’t just any homer either, that was Hernández’s 17th career postseason bomb. Talk about showing up when it counts!
Freeman’s Revenge and the Unstoppable Power Show
But it didn’t stop there. A couple batters later, Freddie Freeman was like, “Nope, not this time!” He had a home run seemingly robbed in the third by Braves outfielder Mauricio Dubón, but Freeman wasn’t going to be denied twice. He sent Sale’s 95 mph sinker soaring 399 feet across center field for a solo home run, pushing the Dodgers’ lead to 3-0. This team is scoring all their runs by way of the long ball, and after those two blasts in the fourth inning, they’ve now scored all 10 of their postseason runs this way. It’s a power display unlike anything we’ve ever seen to kick off an MLB postseason!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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