PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Turner hit three of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ eight doubles and finished with four hits and four RBIs in an 11-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
The Dodgers hadn’t hit eight doubles in a game since moving to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in 1958. The franchise record is nine.
Turner entered the game hitting .168, and the two-time All-Star raised his average 32 points.
“I’m having better at-bats, I’m feeling a little bit better, I’m hitting the ball harder,” Turner said. “Obviously, there’s been a lot of work in the cage before the games, but there’s also been a lot of talk with our hitting guys. I’m just trying to get that feel at the plate again where I can get my best swing off.”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was happy to see the No. 5 hitter in the batting order have a big game.
“It was a good day for J.T.,” Roberts said. “I know he feels good about the process, but there’s nothing that feels better than getting results, especially when you’ve been scuffling.”
Turner’s first double to deep center field capped a two-run first inning, and that was all the runs Tony Gonsolin and the Dodgers bullpen needed. The first run scored on back-to-back doubles by Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner.
Gonsolin (3-0) allowed one hit in five shutout innings and had five strikeouts while walking four. Dodgers starting pitchers are 16-3 with 1.83 ERA through 28 games this season.
Gonsolin combined with four relief pitchers on a four-hitter.
Edwin Rios had three hits and three RBIs while homering for the second straight game. Trea Turner and Gavin Lux contributed two hits each as the NL West-leading Dodgers had 15.
Bryse Wilson (0-2) was hammered for six runs and eight hits in 2 2/3 innings,…
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