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Alan T · 11-16-2009, 09:56 PM

Saturday, August 26th, 2045: Kobayashi Shows Off, Hits for Cycle
Boston's Akinori Kobayashi accomplished what few others have been able to do -- he hit 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 order is known as a "natural cycle."

For the day he finished 5-6 with 2 runs batted in and 5 runs scored and helped his Settlers knock off the Napa Valley Winemakers 21-10 at Ballpark of Boston. In the postgame press conference he said, "I didn't even know I had hit for the cycle until after the game."

A. Kobayashi doubled in the 1st, was hit by a pitch in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off M. Villegas in the 4th, singled in the 5th, tripled in the 7th and flied out in the 8th.

Thus far this season Kobayashi has hit .296 with 8 home runs, 35 RBIs and scored 73 times.

11-16-2009, 09:56 PM	#77
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Saturday, August 26th, 2045: Kobayashi Shows Off, Hits for Cycle Boston's Akinori Kobayashi accomplished what few others have been able to do -- he hit 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 order is known as a "natural cycle." For the day he finished 5-6 with 2 runs batted in and 5 runs scored and helped his Settlers knock off the Napa Valley Winemakers 21-10 at Ballpark of Boston. In the postgame press conference he said, "I didn't even know I had hit for the cycle until after the game." A. Kobayashi doubled in the 1st, was hit by a pitch in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off M. Villegas in the 4th, singled in the 5th, tripled in the 7th and flied out in the 8th. Thus far this season Kobayashi has hit .296 with 8 home runs, 35 RBIs and scored 73 times. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.