Red Sox’s Wilyer Abreu makes MLB history with inside-the-park home run, grand slam in same game vs. Reds
The Boston Red Sox Voltger, Wilyer Abreu, struck both a home run inside the park and a big slam in the 13-6 victory on Monday evening against the Cincinnati Reds (box score). He only became the sixth player in the history of Major League Baseball to fulfill the two exploits in the same match, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.
No player had done it since Roger Maris on August 3, 1958. Before him, only Jim Tabor (1939), Charlie Gehringer (1930), Everett Scott (1923) and Jocko Fields (1890) had succeeded. By the way, Tabor hit two Grand Chelem in the context of his contribution.
Abreu went 2 for 5 in the night, leading to five points on his pair of circuits. The first, the home house inside the park, came to the fifth round and extended the Boston’s advance at 5-0 when the central field of Reds TJ Friedl fell and could not align the ball proper, requiring a right field of reception to make the recovery. Here is an overview of this scene in video form:
ABREU’s second circuit stroke, the Grand Chelem, came to the eighth round and put the Red Sox by a score of 13-5. Here is this explosion in all its glory of moving image:
Abreu, 26 years old a week ago, was not returned to Boston’s programming on June 20 following a visit to the injured list. He entered Monday by hitting .253 / .322 / .473 (119 ops +) with 14 circuits, 40 points struck and four stolen bases. His contributions were worth around 1.9 victory over the replacement, according to estimates organized to the baseball reference.
With the victory, the Red Sox are now 42-44 in the season. They will continue their series with the Reds Tuesday and Wednesday before going to Washington to face the Nationals for a three-game set on weekends.
