MLB playoffs top plays: Los Angeles Dodgers rout Atlanta Braves in Game 5
Chris Taylor hit three HRs as the Dodgers routed the Braves 11-2 to stay alive in the NLCS. Here are the top plays!OCTOBER 22, 2021
CHRIS TAYLOR #3 - LEFT FIELDER - LOS ANGELES DODGERS
4 HR •
23 RBI •
.202 AVG
4 HR
23 RBI
.202 AVG
Best reactions from Chris Taylor's 3-HR day He may not be the biggest name on the team -- heck, he may not be the fourth- or fifth-most famous Dodger -- but when the chips are down and...
OCTOBER 22, 2021 • MLB.COM
Powers team to Game 5 victory Taylor went 4-for-5 with three home runs and six RBI in the Dodgers' win over Atlanta in Game 5 of the NLCS on Thursday.
Impact Taylor drove in a run in each of his four at-bats, three of which left the yard. Not only did he carry the Dodgers' offense in an elimination game, but he also set a team record for most total bases in a postseason contest, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports. Taylor now has at least one RBI in three of five games in the NLCS and is hitting .364 across 39 postseason plate appearances.
OCTOBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Extra crispy: Max Fried can't pitch Braves into World Series
Max Fried had every ingredient in front of him for the biggest day of his baseball life at Dodger StadiumOCTOBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Taylor hits 3 HRs, Dodgers beat Braves 11-2 to extend NLCS
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Braves again blow their chance for 3-0 NLCS lead on Dodgers
For the second straight season, the Atlanta Braves had a 2-0 lead on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship SeriesOCTOBER 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bellinger, Betts rally Dodgers, cut Braves' NLCS lead to 2-1
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Justin Turner scratched with neck injury for Dodgers
Third baseman Justin Turner is not in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup for Game 2 of the NL Championship Series because of a stinger on the right side of his neckOCTOBER 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dodgers' Chris Taylor commits costly baserunning miscue in 9th before Braves' walk-off win in NLCS Game 1 The Braves walked off with a win in the bottom half of the inning to end Game 1 of the NLCS.
OCTOBER 17, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Taylor's blunder, other missed chances put LA in NLCS hole
The Los Angeles Dodgers had trouble getting all the way around the bases throughout Saturday night’s NL Championship Series openerOCTOBER 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MLB playoffs top plays: Red Sox cruise, Braves walk off in Saturday's ALCS and NLCS
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Riley's game-winning single in 9th lifts Braves past Dodgers
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Dodgers beat Giants 7-2, force decisive Game 5 in NLDS
Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs, Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-2 to force a decisive Game 5 in their NL Div...OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ice-cold bats put powerful Dodgers on brink of early winter
An evening of frigid, gusting winds turned normally pleasant Chavez Ravine into a whirling cauldron that felt and played more like the San Francisco waterfront for Game 3 of the NL...OCTOBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Blowin' in the wind: Giants edge Dodgers 1-0 on Longoria HR
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'The hurt is what motivates you': His career spent overcoming adversity, Cardinals Reyes tested again by walk-off loss LOS ANGELES — His hand raised, his steps light, Chris Taylor had not yet rounded first base when Alex Reyes headed for home.
OCTOBER 11, 2021 • KANSASCITY.COM
In Wood they trust: Giants turn to ex-Dodger in NLDS Game 3
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Urías hits, pitches Dodgers past Giants to even NLDS series
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Slated to start Game 2 Taylor will start in center field in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Giants on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Impact The Dodgers' offense was unable to generate much production in Game 1 of the NLDS, so manager Dave Roberts will put Taylor in the lineup in an attempt to generate a spark. Cody Bellinger will shift to first base, which means Matt Beaty will likely take on a bench role.
OCTOBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
After late-season run, eliminated Cards head into offseason
It took the biggest winning streak in franchise history to get the St. Louis Cardinals into the playoffsOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sends Dodgers through with walkoff Taylor went 1-for-2 with a walkoff two-run homer in Wednesday's wild-card win over the Cardinals.
Impact Taylor didn't start the game but entered as part of a double switch in the seventh inning. He popped out in his first trip to the plate but was a hero in his second, sending a slider from Alex Reyes over the outfield wall with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Dodgers to the NLDS. He struggled down the stretch, hitting .108/.200/.169 over his last 25 games while battling a neck injury, but he still finished with a .782 OPS while starting at six different positions this season, so he should play a major role for the rest of the playoffs even if he doesn't start every game.
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
