Muncy went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over Atlanta.
Muncy blasted a solo home run off John Brebbia in the top of the ninth for the Dodgers' third home run and seventh run of the inning. Muncy now has six homers in 80 plate appearances since returning from a strained oblique in August with four of those home runs coming over the last seven games. He's now up to 15 on the year and has knocked in 40 runs while scoring 39 times in 62 games.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Slugs another homer Wednesday
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Muncy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs Wednesday in a 10-8 victory versus the Cubs.
Muncy was part of a huge Los Angeles first inning during which the team homered four times. The third baseman knocked the third of back-to-back-to-back long balls in that frame, following Tommy Edman and Will Smith. Muncy has three home runs in his past four games and has drawn four walks during that stretch.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes deep again Tuesday
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Muncy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs.
Muncy took Shota Imanaga deep in the fifth for his second home run over the last three game. He nearly had a two-run homer in the ninth with the Dodgers down three runs, but Pete Crow-Armstrong reached over the wall and made a web gem catch to rob Muncy and end the game. Muncy has now reached base six times over the last four games while posting a 3:2 BB:K. For the year, he's hitting .228/.339/.497 with 13 homers, 38 RBI, 35 runs and a 32:66 BB:K in 230 plate appearances.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes deep Sunday
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Muncy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Guardians.
Muncy took Anthony Gose deep in the eighth to pad the Dodgers lead for his first home run since Aug. 20 and his first extra-base hit in September. He has just two hits in 15 at-bats so far this month but has kept a patient eye with a 5:5 BB:K. For the year, Muncy is slashing .231/.347/.495 with 12 homers, 36 RBI, 34 runs and a 32:64 BB:K in 222 plate appearances.
Muncy is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.
The lefty-hitting Muncy will begin Friday's game in the dugout as Cleveland sends southpaw Matthew Boyd to the mound. Since his return from the 60-day injured list in mid-August, Muncy has slashed .237/.383/.500 with two home runs and seven RBI across 47 plate appearances. Enrique Hernandez will start at third base and bat ninth.
Muncy is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Arizona, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
Muncy is not in strict a platoon, but he has now been on the bench three times in five games versus lefties since returning from the 60-day injured list last month. He served as a pinch hitter in one of those first two contests and will be a candidate to enter mid-game again Monday. Enrique Hernandez is getting the start at the hot corner in Monday's series finale.
Muncy isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
With southpaw Cade Povich set to take the mound for Baltimore, the Dodgers will keep the lefty-hitting Muncy in the dugout to begin Thursday's contest. Chris Taylor will cover the hot corner instead while batting seventh.
Muncy is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against Tampa Bay.
The lefty-hitting Muncy will begin Friday's contest in the dugout as the Rays send southpaw Tyler Alexander to the mound. In three games since returning from the 60-day injured list Monday, Muncy has gone 4-for-10 with three runs scored, two home runs and six RBI.
Muncy went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in Wednesday's win over Seattle.
Muncy doubled in two of his first three trips to the plate, plating three runs on the latter two-bagger as the Dodgers jumped out to a commanding 8-1 lead. The third baseman has now hit safely in three straight games since returning from the injured list due to an oblique strain, driving in at least one run in all three contests. In fact, he's recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five starts, dating back to May 14 against the Giants.
Muncy went 1-for-2 with a solo homer, two walks and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Mariners.
Muncy has homered in both games since returning from a stint on the injured list with a right oblique strain, and he showcased his patient eye at the plate with two walks Tuesday night. The 33-year-old is hitting .228/.331/.510 with 11 homers, 31 RBI, 27 runs and a 23:51 BB:K in 175 plate appearances.
