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The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Oakland Athletics lopsidedly on Saturday, making Enrique Hernandez the only player in modern baseball history to achieve this feat.
On Saturday night in Oakland, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Oakland Athletics 10-0. Los Angeles improved to 64-47 with the win, while the A’s plummeted to 46-66 with the defeat.
Enrique Hernandez, a former utility player for the Boston Red Sox, contributed a bit of incredible baseball history to the game, which should be remembered in addition to Shohei Ohtani’s three base steals to record a 30–30 season and Jack Flaherty’s strong debut for his new team.
The only MLB player in the modern era with three or more hits at bat and a shutout victory in relief pitching is Kiké Hernández of the @Dodgers.
In order to protect the Dodgers bullpen, Hernandez went 3-for-4 at bat with a double before taking the mound for the bottom of the ninth inning. He did not have any walks or strikeouts, and he gave up just one hit.
With six home runs and 21 RBI on the season, Hernandez, 32, is hitting.208. Over the course of his 11-year career, which included stints with the Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, Dodgers, and Red Sox, he is a.237 lifetime hitter. He played for the Red Sox for 2.5 years, getting them to the ALCS in 2021. That season, he had one of his best offensive seasons to date with 20 home runs.
During the majority of 2022, he battled injuries, and in 2023, he was dealt back to the Dodgers.
On Sunday afternoon, the Red Sox will face the Texas Rangers, and the Dodgers will play the Athletics once more.
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