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On a Roll: Yamaguchi Hits for Cycle Thursday, October 12th, 2034 Nobutsugu Yamaguchi of the Havana Stogies touched all the bases today at The Humidor in the 6-2 victory over Hawaii, hitting for the cycle. He teed off on Islanders pitching, collecting 1 single, 1 double, 1 triple and 1 home run. 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 and a favorable fall of the ball. "The hardest part was the triple," Yamaguchi confessed after the game. "A lot has to go right. It's real easy to get greedy trying to stretch a double and get thrown out. It's really hard to get a three-bagger." He finished the big day with 4 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored -- and a place in the record books. Nobutsugu Yamaguchi doubled in the 1st, tripled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Alfonso Sadim in the 7th and walked in the 8th. So far this season, Yamaguchi has recorded a .262 batting average with 146 hits, 19 home runs, 74 RBIs, 90 runs scored and a .295 OBP. View Boxscore View Game Log |
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