Chris Taylor is what Dodger fans prayed for
You can’t really quantify the impact that Chris Taylor has had on the Dodger season. You could try it with fWAR but you would be missing the complete picture.
- Chris Taylor was a 2nd baseman when Logan Forsythe got hurt early
- Chris Taylor was a left fielder when Andrew Toles went down for the season
- Chris Taylor was a center fielder when Joc Pederson stopped hitting
- Chris Taylor was a shortstop in the NLCS
- Chris Taylor was the leadoff hitter the Dodgers needed
- Chris Taylor was the power hitting outfielder the Dodgers needed
Last night Chris Taylor made his first start at Shortstop since Sept 21st and he delivered the longest home run of the postseason and a triple. He was the first players since Yoenis Cespedes in 2013 to hit a home run and triple in the postseason. He is the only player to do it in the NLCS this century.
Player Date Series Tm Opp Rslt PA H 2B 3B HR RBI Chris Taylor 2017-10-17 NLCS LAD CHC W 6-1 5 2 0 1 1 2 Yoenis Cespedes 2013-10-04 ALDS OAK DET L 2-3 4 2 0 1 1 2 Bryce Harper 2012-10-12 NLDS WSN STL L 7-9 5 2 0 1 1 2 David Freese 2011-10-27 WS STL TEX W 10-9 6 2 0 1 1 3 Howie Kendrick 2009-10-19 ALCS LAA NYY W 5-4 5 3 0 1 1 1 Andre Ethier 2009-10-10 NLDS LAD STL W 5-1 5 3 1 1 1 2 Kevin Youkilis 2007-10-18 ALCS BOS CLE W 7-1 5 2 0 1 1 3 Jimmy Rollins 2007-10-04 NLDS PHI COL L 5-10 5 2 0 1 1 4 Kazuo Matsui 2007-10-04 NLDS COL PHI W 10-5 5 3 1 1 1 5 Garret Anderson 2005-10-07 ALDS LAA NYY W 11-7 5 4 0 1 1 5 Johnny Damon 2004-10-27 WS BOS STL W 3-0 5 2 0 1 1 1 Derek Jeter 2000-10-25 WS NYY NYM W 3-2 5 2 0 1 1 1
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As far as Dodgers go, Andre Ethier was the last Dodger to do it in the postseason. Davey Lopes was the last to do it in an NLCS. The Dodgers have won every game that a player has hit a HR/Triple in the same postseason game.
Player Date Series Opp Rslt PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI Chris Taylor 2017-10-17 NLCS CHC W 6-1 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 Andre Ethier 2009-10-10 NLDS STL W 5-1 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 Mike Marshall 1988-10-16 WS OAK W 6-0 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 Pedro Guerrero 1981-10-28 WS NYY W 9-2 5 1 3 0 1 1 5 Davey Lopes 1978-10-05 NLCS PHI W 4-0 4 1 3 0 1 1 3 Steve Garvey 1978-10-04 NLCS PHI W 9-5 5 3 3 0 1 2 4
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Generated 10/18/2017.
- Posted in: 2017 Postseason ♦ Uncategorized
- Tagged: Andre Ethier, Chris Taylor, Davey Lopes
Here I was concerned about Taylor’s stamina over the season.
HA! HA!
Did you happen to notice the article about he, his brothers and father being big time ametuer wrestlers?
As they sat … nuf said.
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Nope, but Brett Anderson said he is the most boring player on the team.
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