LOS ANGELES (AP) – Corey Seager hit three solo homers, the second driving in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Friday night in the series opener.
It was the second multi-homer game of Seager’s career, with the young shortstop blasting two against the Cardinals on May 15. He became the first Dodgers rookie with three homers in a game since Don Demeter on April 21, 1959, against the Giants at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Kenta Maeda (5-3) allowed two runs – one earned – and six hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 16th save.
Seager connected against Julio Teheran (1-6) leading off the fourth, drawing the Dodgers to 2-1.
Trayce Thompson, Seager’s roommate, followed in the fifth to tie it at 2. Seager came back in the sixth with his 11th homer of the season.