Justin Turner hit a two-run home run that was the difference for the Los Angeles Dodgers in their 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants, but Kiké Hernandez was very much a key factor in the series opener.
Hernandez entered a career .444 batter with a 1.376 on-base plus slugging percentage against Madison Bumgarner. All Hernandez did when facing him Friday night was go 3-for-3 with two runs scored. Hernandez’s single in the fifth inning set the table for Turner.
Prior to that, Hernandez led off the third with a base hit and later scored the tying run on Manny Machado’s RBI single.