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 | Hit Parade: Esparza Gets Cycle Thursday, September 6th, 2018: "How sweet it is, when the good part of the bat makes contact with the baseball." That's how Miguel Esparza, the Washington second baseman, described what happened in today's 7-1 victory over the St Louis Hops -- hitting for the cycle. In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that exact order is known as a "natural cycle," something that almost never occurs. "I heard that sound every time I hit the ball -- it really was a special game for me." It was a game good enough for him to make a little history. He bombed St Louis pitching for 4 hits in 5 at-bats and his name will now go into the record book. Esparza also racked up 1 run batted in and 2 runs scored in the game. Miguel Esparza doubled in the 1st, tripled in the 3rd, grounded out in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off John Jordan in the 9th and singled in the 9th. Esparza on the season is hitting .295 with 15 home runs. His stats include 78 RBIs and 85 runs scored. |
