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Dodger Blue > Video > Dodgers Video: Magic Johnson Reacts To Kiké Hernandez’s Grand Slam Hit In NLCS Game 5
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Dodgers Video: Magic Johnson Reacts To Kiké Hernandez’s Grand Slam Hit In NLCS Game 5

Matthew Moreno
October 19, 2017
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Thursday marked a big night for the Los Angeles sports landscape, as the Dodgers took the field for Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, and the Lakers hosted the Clippers in the opener of the 2017-18 NBA season.

First pitch at Wrigley Field came roughly two and half hours before tipoff at Staples Center. Beyond fan bases of the Dodgers and Lakers being intertwined, there’s a connection in Magic Johnson.

He’s part of the Guggenheim ownership group that purchased the Dodgers from Frank McCourt, and in February he was named Lakers president of basketball operations. While assuming a significant role with the storied basketball franchise, Johnson maintained his standing with the Dodgers.

Before the Lakers began their regular season, the Dodgers pounced on the Chicago Cubs to take a 7-0 lead in the third inning.

It largely came on the back of Kiké Hernandez, who hit a grand slam off Hector Rondon. Watching the game from Staples Center, Johnson was thrilled by the hit, via Serena Winters of LakersNation.com:

Magic Johnson gets hyped after Kike's grand slam!!!! @Dodgers @DodgerBlue1958 pic.twitter.com/sAlnU3fK9j

— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) October 20, 2017

The home run was Hernandez’s second of the game, with each coming on the first pitch of his at-bat. Hernandez joined Ron Cey (1977), Dusty Baker (1977) and James Loney (2008) as Dodgers to hit a grand slam in the postseason.

What’s more, he’s the franchise’s first player with a multi-homer effort in the playoffs since Adrian Gonzalez in 2013.

In what’s been a special season thus far and to help you show your support for the Dodgers and DodgerBlue.com be sure to shop here MLBShop.com, to gear up for the team’s run to their first World Series in 29 years.

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TAGGED:2017 NLCSKiké HernándezLos Angeles DodgersMagic Johnson
ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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