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SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (4/9/2015 12:12:45 AM)
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LOS ANGELES -- Adrian Gonzalez set an MLB record by clubbing five home runs in the Los Angeles Dodgers' first three games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Gonzalez, who had gone 3-for-5 with a home run in each of the Dodgers' first two games against the San Diego Padres, homered in his first three at-bats against Andrew Cashner Wednesday night in the series finale.
It's the first three-homer game of the 32-year-old first baseman's career. His RBI single in the sixth inning -- his 10th hit of the series -- gave the Dodgers a 7-4 lead.
Gonzalez, who grew up in San Diego, has always hit well against the Padres, one of his former teams. He came into Wednesday with a .328 average and 10 home runs in 49 games entering Wednesday.
Each of Gonzalez's home runs Wednesday was a solo shot. He led the major leagues with 116 RBIs in 2014. Until Wednesday, no National League hitter had had three hits in his first three games since Orlando Cepeda in 1963.
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