Dodgers Overwhelm Braves 11-2 With Taylor’s Historic 3 Homers Staving Off Elimination

Dodgers Overwhelm Braves 11-2 With Taylor’s Historic 3 Homers Staving Off Elimination
Left fielder Chris Taylor of the Los Angeles Dodgers waves to fans after Game 5 of baseball's National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Dodgers Chris Taylor is the first to hit three postseason home runs in an elimination game. It’s only happened 11 other times that three home runs were hit in a postseason game.

Taylor had a total of four hits and drove in six runs in Thursday’s Game 5 of the NLCS. The Dodgers fans had not seen much of the high-powered offense of the Dodgers in the postseason. But the over 51,000 faithful were treated with a sensational 11 runs from 17 hits.