Dodgers score inside-the-park home run on second pitch of the game

BarDown Staff

Chris Taylor , Twitter/MLB

The NL-leading Los Angeles Dodgers opened up a four-game series with the Phillies in Philadelphia on Monday night and it didn’t take them very long to get on the board.

On the second pitch of the first at-bat of the game, Dodgers outfielder Chris Taylor smoked a pitch right off the top of the wall in right-centre field and he didn’t stop until he rounded all the bases.

THAT’s how you hit the ground running.

A leadoff, inside-the-park HR for Chris Taylor! pic.twitter.com/3WFnPyuNtk
— MLB (@MLB) September 18, 2017

Taylor continues to add to his career-season as the inside-the-park home run was his 20th HR of the season.

Off the wall and off to the races!@Dodgers leadoff man Chris Taylor circles the bases in 15.40 seconds, 3rd-fastest time on a HR in 2017. pic.twitter.com/FeepPfZkEm
— #Statcast (@statcast) September 18, 2017

Before Chris Taylor’s leadoff ITPHR, the last @Dodgers player to start the 1st with an inside-the-yard HR? Dave Roberts. (h/t @jcrasnick) pic.twitter.com/ms0L8dkH93
— MLB Stat of the Day (@MLBStatoftheDay) September 18, 2017

It didn’t get any better for the Phillies after that as third baseman Justin Turner added to the Dodgers’ lead with his 21st home run of the season.

WAIT....

GIVE US A SECOND TO TYPE WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 18, 2017

🔹 Inside-the-park home run from Chris Taylor

🔹 A solo home run from @redturn2!#Dodgers lead 2-0 in the first! 😎 #LetsGoDodgers pic.twitter.com/GJvNu0O0UY
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 18, 2017

Hopefully all the traveling Dodgers fans were in their seat by the start of the game or they missed out on one of the best starts of the season.

(H/T Twitter/MLB)