Chris Taylor etched his name into the MLB history books with a three-home run game to help the Los Angeles Dodgers stay alive in the National League Series against the Atlanta Braves, 11-2.
He also became the first player to hit three home runs in a game with his team facing elimination.
Taylor hit a two-run home run off Atlanta Braves starter Max Fried to put the team up 3-2 in the bottom of the second inning. Taylor’s home run followed A.J. Pollock’s from earlier in the inning. He would home run in the fifth inning – another two-run shot that pushed the Dodgers’ lead to four runs.
The history-making homer came in the seventh inning – a solo shot to put Los Angeles up 7-2.
He would get a chance to hit a fourth home run after Pollock’s second home run of the game but he would strike out trying to hit the record-breaking homer. He would finish 4-for-5 with four RBI.
The Braves are still one win away from moving onto the World Series. They take a 3-2 lead back to Atlanta.
