After a bit of a lackluster start to the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bats have come alive in the month of June. Particularly with the long ball, which has powered the offense.
That wasn’t exactly the case on Friday night in their series opener against the Colorado Rockies, though. Los Angeles could not figure out Rockies left-hander Tyler Anderson, resulting in a 3-1 loss.
The one run the Dodgers scored was an important one in terms of history. With two outs in the ninth inning, Justin Turner took Rockies closer Wade Davis deep, doing more than ensuring there wouldn’t be a shutout.
The home run was the Dodgers’ 54th as a team in the month of June, which breaks the franchise record for most homers in a single month. The previous record only stood for a year as the 2017 Dodgers hit 53 home runs, also in June.
Turner played a big part in that record, also hitting the home run that tied it on Thursday afternoon. That home run also came in the ninth inning of a Dodgers loss.
A swing for the record books. #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/nVxtYw8VrE
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 30, 2018
The biggest contributors to the record have been Max Muncy and Joc Pederson, who each have slugged 10 home runs in the month. They became the first pair of Dodgers teammates to accomplish as much.
Cody Bellinger is not far behind them with eight home runs in June, followed by Kiké Hernandez and Matt Kemp with six each, and Yasiel Puig and Turner with four apiece.
Los Angeles still has one more game to add to their record, Saturday night against the Rockies once again.
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