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 | Friday, September 12th, 2008: Nunez Shows Off, Hits for Cycle There are four types of hits in baseball. It is a rarity for one player to get them all in one game. Abraham Nunez did it -- single, double, triple and a home run -- and sparked New York (A) to a 11-3 win over Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium. "Yeah, I was some kind of hitter in this game. It was like all I had to do was close my eyes and swing the bat. I don't think they could have gotten me out with a bazooka." Those were the words of Abraham Nunez of the New York (A) Yankees reflecting on his great game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He hit for the cycle and is headed for the record books. For the game the Yankees right fielder banged out 4 hits in 5 at-bats and totaled 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored . Speaking to the SION press corps about the difficulty of hitting a cycle, he told them, "A triple is so hard to hit. You hit very few in a year. To hit one in a game when you need it for a cycle, it's impossible to try to do it. If you need a single, you could bunt or do some other things. To hit a triple, usually something weird has to happen, the ball kicking past an outfielder or somebody falling down. It's hard. If you could hit one in the gap every time, you'd be a great hitter. It's a lot of luck to hit for a cycle." A. Nunez singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, struck out in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off J. Weaver in the 7th and tripled in the 8th. For the year Nunez is batting .233 with 116 hits and 24 home runs. He has scored 68 times and driven in 60. |
