Here are the Dodgers' best HRs of the decade
LOS ANGELES -- The franchise that gave you Kirk Gibson’s “The Natural” moment provided its share of unforgettable home runs this decade as well. Here are the Top 10, as selected by MLB.com.
1) Muncy’s marathon walk-off
Oct. 26, 2018
The Dodgers survived the longest game in postseason history when Max Muncy connected on Nathan Eovaldi's 97th pitch of relief for an 18th-inning solo shot that gave the Dodgers an exhilarating-but-exhausting 3-2 victory over the Red Sox in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series.
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2) Turner pulls a Gibson
Oct. 15, 2017
Twenty-nine years to the day that Kirk Gibson launched one of the most famous home runs in baseball history, Justin Turner carved himself a Gibson-esque place in Dodgers lore with a walk-off three-run homer to straightaway center, giving Los Angeles a 4-1 victory over the Cubs and a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
"That's something that, down the road, hopefully many, many years from now, I'll get to tell stories about," Turner said after.
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3) Culberson’s walk-off
Sept. 25, 2016
Utilityman Charlie Culberson provided iconic broadcaster Vin Scully with a dramatic Dodger Stadium farewell while clinching the NL West in a 4-3 win over the Rockies.
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4) Hernández does everything but call his shots
Oct. 19, 2017
Kiké Hernández matched postseason records with three home runs and seven RBIs -- his grand slam in the third inning breaking it open -- to back Clayton Kershaw and power the Dodgers to an 11-1 victory in Game 5 of the NLCS, eliminating the defending champion Cubs and sending the Dodgers to their first World Series since 1988.
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5) Uribe stuns the Braves
Oct. 7, 2013
Juan Uribe, unable to bunt twice, slugged a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Dodgers beat the Braves, 4-3, to clinch the 2013 NLDS and cap a comeback season for Uribe.
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6) Toles’ slam stuns Rockies
Aug. 31, 2016
Rookie Andrew Toles stunned Colorado with a two-out, ninth-inning, opposite-field grand slam to cap a wild, six-run comeback in the Dodgers' 10-8 win.
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7) Bellinger clinches NLCS MVP Award
Oct. 20, 2018
With as many homers as Cody Bellinger hits, picking just one here was tough. Let’s go with the two-run shot that put the Dodgers in front for good in a 5-1 win in Game 7 of the 2018 NLCS against the Brewers and into the World Series.
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8) Puig is clutch in NLCS Game 7
Oct. 20, 2018
Yasiel Puig's laser three-run homer gave the Dodgers some breathing room in a tense Game 7 that helped send the Dodgers back to the World Series.
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9) Kemp wins Game 2 of 2014 NLDS
Oct. 4, 2014
Matt Kemp smacked a Pat Neshek slider just inside the foul pole in left for a home run and 3-2 Dodgers lead in the bottom of the eighth.
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10) González homers in first Dodgers at-bat
Aug. 25, 2012
Adrián González signaled his arrival in a blockbuster trade from Boston by slugging a home run in his first at-bat as a Dodger, a three-run shot in an eventual 8-2 win over the Marlins.
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