Dodgers Break Another NL Home Run Record with Ocean Polluting 2nd Inning
Dodgers have broken another National League home run record tonight against the San Francisco Giants.
Per the #Dodgers: Bellinger & Seager went back-to-back in the second inning. It was the 17th time the Dodgers have gone back-to-back, setting a new National League record. They are tied w/2016 Orioles for second and one shy of the all-time mark set by the Mariners in 1996.
— AlaNNa Rizzo (@alannarizzo) September 28, 2019
Slugging Into History
The Dodgers have already broken the National League record for home runs in a season, and for how many players have 10+ home runs. Bellinger and Seager put the Dodgers into the record books again tonight. It’s been a ridiculous season all around MLB for home run records, and the Dodgers have most certainly been one of the teams leading that charge. The baseballs in MLB have clearly gone through a ‘juice cleanse.’ Baseballs are leaving the park at record paces. Thankfully for Dodger fans, the Dodgers have benefited from this more than any team in the NL.
Does Bellinger Have One More Record In Him?
With Cody Bellinger hitting his 47th tonight, he has two (and a half as of this writing) more games to tie Shawn Green’s Dodger record of 49. While the Dodgers may be playing in a pitching friendly park to end the season, the Giants pitching staff isn’t exactly at the top. This is something to keep an eye on.
I’ve been a LOYAL Dodger fan since 1949. Besides, my obvious heroes of that era, the 50’s really sealed the deal. Duke Snider became my “personal” hero. I saw film of a game against the Giants at the Polo Grounds where he used his cleats to scale the outfield wall to rob some Giant of extra bases. He had to be 15 feet up. I was able to see many games v the Reds as Cincy is close to Louisville. I always wanted to see a home game but life is full of wishes. At 75 + that’s remote. GO BLUE and good luck to Will Smith!