The Dodgers won game number 3 this season, beating down on the Colorado Rockies on a final of 13-4. Four Dodgers had multi-hit games, with Freddie Freeman’s 3 hits leading the way. Jason Heyward, J.D. Martinez, and James Outman all had 2 hits. It was Outman’s game, however, that got him linked to LA legend Yasiel Puig.
The rookie outfielder went off on Monday night with 2 hits and 3 runs batted in. Importantly, both of the hits were triples, the first of his big league career.
Usually with performances like that, we find out about some historical stat or connection to a franchise icon.