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Alonso Collects Cycle Monday, July 22nd, 2019 Getting 4 hits in a game is no easy feat, but hitting for the cycle is much more rare. Lazaro Alonso was on fire today, going 4 for 4 and hitting for the cycle against Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) at Yuu Baseball Ground. His batting escapade sparked the Hanshin (Ni-Gun) Tigers to a 10-3 victory over the Carp. For the day the Tigers first baseman scored 3 runs and drove in 2. The feat is rare in baseball as it requires a game of no fewer than four hits and the unusual combination of a home run, which requires a batter to hit for some power, and a triple, which requires a batter to have both speed on the basepaths and a well-placed drive deep into the outfield. He told reporters after the game, "It just happened. Must have been fate or something... you can't plan this. I was more concerned with winning the game." Lazaro Alonso hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Mitsunari Kumatani in the 3rd, tripled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and walked in the 9th. Currently Alonso has 18 home runs and a .313 batting average. |
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