The month of June has been a turning point for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense. The club, as a whole, ranks first in numerous statistical categories, including home runs (34), slugging percentage (.553) and on-base plus slugging (.899).
The Dodgers have additionally made some history along the way, recently setting an MLB record for most consecutive games in which a club’s No. 2 batter homered in. The streak began on June 8 when Max Muncy slugged his then-10th home run of the season against Atlanta Braves left-hander Sam Freeman.
Muncy followed up in the ensuing contest with his 11th home run of the season — a solo shot off Braves right-hander Anibal Sanchez in the first inning — extending the Dodgers’ streak to two games with a home run from their No.