San Diego Padres become first MLB team ever to record a grand slam in four straight games
August 22, 2020
The San Diego Padres made Major League Baseball history on Thursday. In the Padres’ 8-7 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday, they broke the Major League record for most consecutive games with a grand slam with four according to Mark Saunders of ABC San Diego.
All four of the grand slams for the Padres came against the Rangers. They beat the Rangers on August 17 by a score of 14-4, on August 18 by a score of 6-4, and on August 19 by a score of 6-3.
In the Padres win over the Rangers on Monday, Fernando Tatis of San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic hit a grand slam for the Padres in the eighth inning which put the Padres up 14-3 at the time. Tatis also scored Jurickson Profar, Josh Naylor and Trent Grisham. Tatis’s grand slam was 407 feet and came off of Rangers’ reliever Juan Nicasio.
In the Padres win over the Rangers on Tuesday, Wil Myers hit a first inning grand slam that went 413 feet. It was hit off of Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor and put the Padres up 4-0 at the time. The grand slam also scored Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer.
In the Padres win over the Rangers on Wednesday, Machado hit a game winning grand slam in the 10th inning off of Rangers relief pitcher Rafael Montero. Machado’s 436 foot blast to left center scored Profar, Grisham and Tatis Jr.
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Then the record-setting grand slam on Thursday was hit by Hosmer in the fifth inning. It scored Austin Hedges, Tatis Jr. and Machado and put San Diego up 5-2 at the time. The 366 foot home run was hit off of Rangers starting pitcher Kyle Gibson.
San Diego is now in second place in the National League West. They have a record of 15 wins and 12 losses.
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