The Los Angeles Dodgers again got off to a good start in Saturday’s Game 4 of the World Series, and it was again Justin Turner providing the spark. Turner hit his 12th postseason home run, moving him past Duke Snider’s Dodgers’ record of 11 career postseason home runs (which Turner tied Friday with a first-inning home run in Game 3 ):
Justin Turner starts it off AGAIN. 💪#WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/5d7PIfWgaX
— MLB (@MLB) October 25, 2020
And that home run put Turner in special territory indeed:
Justin Turner is just the 3rd player with multiple 1st-inning HR in a single WS, joining:
2019 Alex Bregman
1988 Mickey HatcherBut neither of theirs were in back-to-back games, likes Turner's — so he's the first to do that
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 25, 2020
Turner has been tremendous for the Dodgers this postseason, making great plays both at the plate and in the field. And Saturday saw him once again kicking off the Los Angeles offense in style.
[@MLB on Twitter; photo via Tim Heitman/USA Today Sports]
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Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.