Los Angeles Dodgers utility star made history in Saturday’s victory against the Boston Red Sox.
The Los Angeles Dodgers came up huge on Saturday, coming back in extra innings to earn their 58th win of the season over the Boston Red Sox. Although it was a team effort, the hero of the game wasHernández launched the game-tying home run in the ninth inning off of former Dodgers teammate and star Kenley Jansen and tied the game once again in the 10th with an RBI single to help lift L.A. to complete the comeback, 7-6.
Hernández is the only player in MLB history to hit a game-tying home run , have another game-tying hit , and score the game-winning run . According to Opta STATS, no other player in MLB history had accomplished all three in the same game.No one else in MLB history has accomplished all 3 feats in the 9th inning or later in the same game.The 32-year-old came up huge for the Dodgers, and they will need that type of play in moments like this that will come in October.
Dodger Stadium was rocking and rolling, and we could thank Kiké for that. Hernández lives for moments like this, and we can't wait to see how else he'll come up big for L.A. in the coming months.
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