It was only a matter of time for Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages, and that time came on Saturday afternoon in the Dodgers 9-2 rout of the now 11-18 NL Central last place Pittsburgh Pirates in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 49,512.

The extremely popular 24-year-old La Habana, Cuba native went 4-for-5 with a double and his fifth home run of the season, driving in four of his team’s nine runs while scoring one of them.

“Just excited for Andy. You just see the confidence, the joy of just playing, competing, and he’s picked us up with some big hits, and really happy for him,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said postgame of Pages’ thus far best career game.

“Just trying to do good things, you know, trying to take my pitches, take my time, and get the pitches I wanted to hit, and hit the ball the way I’m capable of,” Pages told SportsNet LA’s Kirsten Watson postgame through an interpreter.

Just how hot is Pages? How about 16-for-36 (.444), with three home runs, three doubles, nine RBI, six runs scored, and one stolen base – in his last 10 games.

Yes … “Andy Pages – Out of his mind!”

Play Ball!

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