Before Thursday night's game, the Padres were one of only five teams to ever hit slams in three straight games (and the first since the 2006 White Sox (June 23-25, 2006).
The last National League team to hit slams in three straight games was the 1895 Cleveland Spiders (June 15-17, against the Boston Beaneaters). Seriously! 125 years ago!
But I cannot understand how NO ONE - not even the Padres (or MLB) - will give a list of the teams to have hit slams in three games. No one did it even when the Padres tied the record. They all mentioned the 2006 White Sox, because that was provided to them, but didn't any writer take some initiative? Wasn't anyone curious?!?
This is what I could find:
Five Previous Teams With Grand Slams In Three Consecutive Games
Cleveland Spiders - June 15 and 17, 1895, against the Boston Beaneaters (5-6, 10-9, 7-9) ??? ??? Detroit Tigers - August 10-12, 1993, against the Orioles (15-1, 15-5, 17-11) Chicago White Sox - June 23-25, 2006, against the Astros (7-4, 6-5 (10), 9-10 (13))Also: The 2007 Kansas City Royals gave up grand slams in three straight games, against the Orioles (April 13–14: 1-8, 4-6) and Tigers (April 16: 5-12).
Maybe someone else can find the elusive information.
Here are the Padres' blasts. Four swings, 16 runs!
Monday, August 17: Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 3-0 pitch over the opposite field wall. It upset people who believe in invisible things from coast to coast. Tatis finished with seven RBI as the Padres beat Texas 14-4.
— Slam Diego Padres (@Padres) August 18, 2020Tuesday, August 18: After three singles to start the game loaded the bases, Wil Myers batted with two outs and hit one out to left-center. The Padres beat Texas 6-4.
Wednesday, August 19: Texas tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the ninth and took a 3-2 lead in the top of the tenth. In the Padres' half, a bunt put the stupid gift runner on third. Rafael Montero then walks the next two batters (on six and nine pitches, respectively) before battling Manny Machado for another eight pitches. Montero's last offering is belted off the upper deck in left for a 6-4 Padres win. (It was the 18th extra-inning walk-off grand slam for a team that had been behind, and the first such walk-off dong in Padres' history.)Jot that down. ✍️#FriarFaithful pic.twitter.com/MA1eGPJMsv— Slam Diego Padres (@Padres) August 18, 2020
— FOX Sports Slam Diego (@FOXSportsSD) August 20, 2020Thursday, August 20: Eric Hosmer slugged a 1-1 fastball to right in the fifth inning. The Padres beat Texas 8-7 in 10 innings (another walk-off win), sweeping the four-game series (two games in Texas, two in Slam Diego).
Four games. Four grand slams.— Slam Diego Padres (@Padres) August 21, 2020
What a weird, random, beautiful sport this is. pic.twitter.com/YPXcd8Eyz1
1 comment:
The immediate thing that strikes me about this story is that Texas copped 4 wallops in a row & I'd suggest those should have deservedly happened to Houston !!!!!! Maybe next year ?
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