LOS ANGELES — Max Muncy hit a home run on Monday against the San Francisco Giants, which might have been expected. The Dodgers third baseman has been hitting the ball hard this season, among the best in baseball, and he already played three games this year against the Giants without hitting a home run.
One home run every four games or so is roughly the clip Muncy has battered the Giants throughout his career, now with 27 home runs in 98 career games against the Dodgers’ longtime rival. Among active players, only Nolan Arenado (34 homers in 156 games) and Paul Goldschmidt (32 home runs in 170 games) have hit more against San Francisco.
Going back 30 years, Todd Helton (29 homers in 230 games) is the only other player with more home runs against the Giants than Muncy.
Since the Dodgers and Giants moved west in 1958, Muncy has the third-most home runs against San Francisco:
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Ron Cey: 34 HR in 163 games
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Willie Davis: 29 HR in 225 games
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Max Muncy: 27 HR in 97 games
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Muncy with his 11 home runs this season has already passed Steve Garvey for sixth place on the all-time Dodgers home run list (against everybody, not just the Giants), and is now at 220 home runs since joining Los Angeles, only eight shy of Ron Cey for fifth place, and second place during the Los Angeles years.
A convenient seven of Muncy’s 11 home runs have been hit at home this season, giving him 127 career home runs at Dodger Stadium. That’s second-most in the ballpark’s history, only three behind Eric Karros.
Counting the postseason, Muncy is the most prolific home run hitter ever at Chavez Ravine, with 134 home runs to 132 for Karros.
Tuesday game info
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Teams: Dodgers vs. Giants
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Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
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Time: 7:10 p.m.
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TV: SportsNet LA
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Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
