LOS ANGELES — Max Muncy hit three of the Dodgers' 5 residence runs in an 11-2 rout of the Braves on Saturday evening within the center recreation of a weekend sequence at Dodger Stadium.
Muncy hit a two-run shot to open the scoring within the second inning, after which added solo blasts within the seventh and eighth innings. It was his first three-homer recreation of Muncy's profession and the fifteenth multi-homer of his profession, all with the Dodgers.
It was the primary three-homer recreation by a Dodger since Trayce Thompson on April 1, 2023. No kidding.
Shohei Ohtani hit a solo shot within the third inning, his eighth homer passing Dave Roberts for many in Dodgers historical past by a participant born in Japan. It got here after Ohtani gave Roberts a (toy) Porsche to commemorate the milestone.
Andy Pages had two extra hits, including one other spotlight to his first crimson week within the majors, together with a solo residence run within the fourth inning.
Not that the Dodgers have been lacking in residence runs — they're tied for second within the majors, with 44 — but it surely's been extra of a gentle streak of late, not less than till Saturday. His 5 residence runs towards the Braves had been simply his fourth multi-homer effort within the final 19 video games, and had been probably the most hit in a single recreation this season.
The Dodgers had two others 4-home video games (March 29 vs. Cardinals and April 12 vs. Padres) had been additionally at Dodger Stadium, the place the Dodgers hit 27 residence runs in 18 video games, in comparison with 17 homers in 17 video games all over the place else.
It was greater than sufficient for Tyler Glasnow, who has been the workhorse of the pitching workers. He struck out 10 in his seven innings, the third time he's had a double-digit strikeout recreation this season and the third time he's lasted not less than seven innings. On the season, Glasnow leads the majors with 50 innings pitched and 63 strikeouts.
Glasnow's ERA dropped to 2.70 after permitting a pair of runs Saturday, one every within the fourth and seventh. Each time Atlanta scored, the Dodgers answered with a lopsided quantity within the backside of the body — 4 runs within the fourth, and three within the seventh.
Saturday particular
Programs at residence: Max Muncy 3 (8), Shohei Ohtani (8), Andy Pages (6)
WP – Tyler Glasnow (6-1): 7 IP, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 stroll, 10 strikeouts
LP – Bryce Elder (1-1): 3⅓ IP, 7 hits, 7 runs, 4 hits, 4 strikeouts
Subsequent
The sequence finale is beneath the solar on Sunday (1:10 p.m., SportsNet LA) with a battle of southpaws. James Paxton begins for the Dodgers, with Max Fried on the mound for Atlanta.
