Kiké Hernández continues clutch postseason hitting for Dodgers with a 2-run homer off Chris Sale
By Katherine Langford
ClickOrlando Sports
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Kiké Hernández is no stranger to postseason success.The veteran Dodgers utilityman took advantage of his first start in these playoffs and delivered the key blow in Los Angeles' 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their NL Division Series on Tuesday night. Hernández, playing third base and batting ninth, hit a two-run homer off Braves ace Chris Sale in the fourth inning that opened the scoring and gave the Dodgers a lead they never relinquished. Los Angeles leads the best-of-five series 2-1 and has a chance to advance to the National League Championship Series on Wednesday.Hernández said he was trying to make sure he didn't hit into a double play with a runner on first and one out so he could turn over the lineup to leadoff man Mookie Betts. Sale threw a changeup for a ball on the first pitch.“He kind of showed me where that changeup was going to start for a ball, and then the next pitch, kind of like my eyes recognized, it popped, and lucky that (I) put a good swing on it,” H
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