Justin Turner probably doesn’t receive enough credit for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ success this season, but he should get all the praise for winning Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night.
Turner hit a walk-off, three-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 4-1 victory over the defending champion Chicago Cubs and a 2-0 series lead.
The Dodgers third baseman hit the game-winning blast off Cubs pitcher John Lackey on a 1-0 count with two outs.
#ThisTeam needed a hero.@redturn2 answered the call. pic.twitter.com/6AY1XnPj8z
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 16, 2017
Turner went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run scored and a walk in Game 2. He batted .322 and hit 21 home runs with 71 RBI during the regular season.
Turner’s heroics also helped him join elite company in Dodgers history.
Justin Turner … you just joined Kirk Gibson as the only Dodgers with a postseason walk-off HR
Kirk Gibson's was 29 years ago today
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 16, 2017
NESN.com’s Courtney Cox has all the details in the video above, sponsored by Bedgear.
Game 3 of the series is Tuesday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Thumbnail photo via Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY Sports Images
