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Dodgers' HR barrage continues with October Kiké's return, Freddie avenging robbery

After three scoreless innings at Truist Park, the Dodgers broke the deadlock in the fourth inning of NLDS Game 3 with back‑to‑back home runs. Kiké Hernández led the charge with a 406‑foot two‑run blast to left, ending the tie and giving Los Angeles a 2‑0 lead.

Two batters later, Freddie Freeman answered a previous near‑miss by launching a solo shot to right‑center, extending the margin to 3‑0. The homers marked the second occasion Chris Sale has yielded multiple home runs in a postseason start, the first being with Boston in 2023.

Both long balls added to the Dodgers’ historic run‑scoring streak, as all ten of their postseason runs to date have come via home runs, the longest such opening stretch in MLB history.

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