The Dodgers hit dwelling runs from each Hernández within the lineup, sparking the offense in an 11-3 victory over the Yankees on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
Teoscar Hernández drove within the first runs Friday night time together with his eleventh inning double. He opened the scoring Saturday as effectively, this time very early, with a solo dwelling run off Nestor Cortes within the second inning, Hernández's eighth dwelling run in 75 plate appearances towards left-handed pitching this season.
He then put the sport away within the eighth with a grand slam to left heart for his second multi-home run of the season (additionally on March 29 towards the Cardinals in Los Angeles).
Hernández additionally drove in a run on a groundout within the sixth for an insurance coverage run, giving him six RBI to match his profession excessive, additionally set on June 13, 2021 with the Blue Jays and August 26 of 2023 with the Mariners. He's pushed in eight of the Dodgers' 13 runs up to now on this collection.
After signing a one-year, $23.5 million contract in January, Hernández has been rock stable up to now this season. Certainly one of two Dodgers to start out each sport thus far with Freddie Freeman, Hernández is now hitting .262/.331/.500 with a 137 wRC+. He’s tied for sixth within the majors with 47 RBIs and his 15 dwelling runs are tied for eighth.
Who Hernández within the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie with a single of his personal off Cortes, this one a fly ball to the other discipline in proper. Hernández additionally walked and scored within the third inning, displaying indicators of life in what has been a horrible begin to his 2024, hitting .206/.273/.316 with a 73 wRC+ now on the season.
Third base has basically been a void since Max Muncy landed on the injured listing. Kiké Hernández began 16 of the 21 video games on the scorching nook with Muncy out. His dwelling run off Cortes was his first since Might 20, however he additionally gave up three straight video games with an extra-base hit after doubles on Thursday and Friday.
Saturday marked the primary time the Dodgers have hit a house run from two completely different gamers named Hernández.
Gavin Stone was stable once more, limiting the Yankees to 2 runs. A kind of was a house run by Aaron Choose, which is a typical prevalence. The third inning dwelling run was a solo shot, which was manageable. Within the fifth inning, with a runner on second base and two outs, Stone threw round Choose with first base open, and acquired out of the jam by getting Giancarlo Stanton.
Stone acquired the primary two outs of the sixth inning earlier than his two-run lead was threatened by two singles and a stroll within the backside of the order to load the bases. The stroll, on 4 pitches, was to Trent Grisham, who has 4 hits in 48 at-bats this season, which made this a becoming time for Stone's night time to finish.
Going through the highest of the order, Alex Vesia acquired Anthony Volpe to fly out to shallow left discipline to finish the risk and strand all three runners.
Regardless of the site visitors, it was nonetheless a very good outing for Stone, who struck out six in his 5⅔ innings. His 101 pitches had been a profession excessive.
Vesia didn’t pitch Friday, making him one of many Dodgers' most rested relievers. He additionally stayed for the seventh inning, and minimize by the guts of the Yankees' lineup so as, together with a strikeout by Choose and an infield popout by Stanton when the end result was nonetheless in query.
Saturday particular
Programs at dwelling: Teoscar Hernández 2 (15), Kiké Hernández (4); Aaron Choose 2 (23)
WP – Gavin Stone (7-2): 5⅔ IP, 8 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts
LP – Nestor Cortes (3-5): 5⅓ IP, 7 hits, 4 runs, 1 stroll, 4 strikeouts
Subsequent
The Dodgers want to full their first sweep* of the Yankees in New York. Sunday's collection finale (4:10 p.m. PT, ESPN) incorporates a star-studded pitching matchup, with Tyler Glasnow and Luis Gil matching wits on the mound.
* In 1963, the Dodgers swept the Yankees within the World Collection, though the collection ended at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The 2 groups have performed simply three interleague collection at Yankee Stadium.
