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Dodgers open with back-to-back HRs vs. Phillies

The Los Angeles Dodgers opened Monday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies with back-to-back home runs.

Chris Taylor hit an inside-the-park home run to lead off, and Justin Turner homered to left off Philadelphia starter Nick Pivetta.

The Phillies are the only team to allow an inside-the-park home run to the leadoff hitter this season -- and they have done it twice, also giving up one to the San Francisco Giants' Denard Span on Aug. 19.

The last team to allow multiple leadoff inside-the-park home runs in the same season was the 1936 Pirates (who allowed one to Hall of Famer Kiki Cuyler of the Reds and Terry Moore of the Cardinals).