Adrian Gonzalez is the first major league hitter to hit three homers in a game this season, as he does the trick against the Padres in a 7 – 4 Dodgers win. The outburst makes him the first player in major league history to hit five home runs in his team’s first three games; he also has 10 hits over the span, and is the first National League hitter to begin a season with three consecutive games of three or more hits since Orlando Cepeda in 1963. All three long balls are hit against losing pitcher Andrew Cashner, while Brandon McCarthy earns his first win in a Dodgers uniform.

April 8, 2015 This Day In Baseball

On April 8, 2015 – Adrian Gonzalez is the first major league hitter to hit three homers in a game this season, as he does the trick against the Padres in a 7 – 4 Dodgers win. The outburst makes him the first player in major league history to hit five home runs in his team’s first three games; he also has 10 hits over the span, and is the first National League hitter to begin a season with three consecutive games of three or more hits since Orlando Cepeda in 1963. All three long balls are hit against losing pitcher Andrew Cashner, while Brandon McCarthy earns his first win in a Dodgers uniform.

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Baseball Reference April 8

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