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 | Díaz Goes Cycling Friday, May 3rd, 2013: There are four types of hits in baseball. It is a rarity for one player to get them all in one game. Roberto Díaz did it -- single, double, triple and a home run -- and sparked Pasadena to a 14-13 win over Indian Wells at Stars Field. "Yeah, I was some kind of hitter in this game. It was like all I had to do was close my eyes and swing the bat. I don't think they could have gotten me out with a bazooka." Those were the words of Roberto Díaz of the Pasadena Bumblebees reflecting on his great game against the Indian Wells Aeropostales. He hit for the cycle and is headed for the record books. For the game the Bumblebees shortstop banged out 4 hits in 6 at-bats and totaled 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. Speaking to the press corps about the difficulty of hitting for the cycle, he told them, "A triple is so hard to hit. You hit very few in a year. To hit one in a game when you need it for a cycle, it's impossible to try to do it. If you need a single, you could bunt or do some other things. To hit a triple, usually something weird has to happen, the ball kicking past an outfielder or somebody falling down. It's hard. If you could hit one in the gap every time, you'd be a great hitter. It's a lot of luck to hit for a cycle." Roberto Díaz singled in the 1st, hit an RBI triple in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Chris Coates in the 4th, struck out in the 5th, doubled in the 6th and struck out in the 8th. For the season Díaz has produced 30 hits in 111 at-bats for a .270 average with 5 home runs and gotten on base at a .336 clip. |   |
