The Houston Astros wrote a page in the Major League history books on Tuesday by hitting 5 home runs in the same inning against Nathan Eovaldi of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and was Yuli Gurriel, who put the icing on the cake
Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, Jeremy Pena, Michael Brantley and the mentioned yuli gurrieHe was the batsmen who took care of match the all-time MLB record of 5 HRs in the same inning by the Astros.
Houston Blastros. pic.twitter.com/I6AotOIwDn
— Houston Astros (@astros) May 18, 2022
In total the Houston Astros scored 9 runs in the top of the second inning, all against starter Nathan Eovaldi, who was severely punished, but also received no help from his defensive teammates as 3 of those runs were unearned.
5 HR in an inning ties to MLB record
Instances:
Astros, 2nd, Tonight
Nationals, 3rd, 7/27/17
Yankees, 4th, 9/17/20
Brewers, 4th, 4/22/06
Twins, 7th, 9/6/66
Giants, 9th, 8/23/61
Phillies, 8th, 2/6/49
Giants, 4th, 6/6/39— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 17, 2022
In the end the Astros took the victory with a score of 13-4 over the Red Sox and in addition to going down in history with the hit of yuli gurrielcontinue to screw into the first position of the Western Division of the American League.
Written by: Nico Bianchi
Twitter: @nicobianchim21
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