clubbed three home runs in a game for the first time in his career in the Dodgers’ 9-0 win Tuesday over the Atlanta Braves. In related news, it isn’t April anymore.
For reasons he says he cannot explain, Turner becomes a different hitter when the calendar flips to May. In 480 career plate appearances between March and April, Turner has hit just three of his 97 career home runs. He clubbed the third one on April 30 this season against the San Francisco Giants, in his 123rd plate appearance. On Tuesday, he quadrupled his home run total for the season, continuing the perplexing slugging pattern another year.