Nats’ Turner hits for an additional cycle in opposition to Rockies

WASHINGTON — The Colorado Rockies deliver out the very best in Trea Turner.

On Tuesday, the Washington Nationals shortstop hit for the cycle throughout an 11-1 win over Colorado, marking the second time in Turner’s profession that he has completed the feat in opposition to the Rockies. Based on Elias Sports activities Bureau analysis, he is the third participant in MLB historical past to hit for the cycle a number of occasions in opposition to one workforce. Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgh Pirates had two cycles in opposition to the Cincinnati Reds (1901, 1903), and Christian Yelich did it twice final 12 months, additionally in opposition to Cincinnati.

“It is nearly extra humorous than something that I acquired fortunate sufficient to get all the fitting hits,” Turner stated. “I believe it is sort of a fortunate stat, simply because you have to put the ball in the fitting place on the proper time. And I ended up doing that.”

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Turner led off the underside of the primary with a solo dwelling run to heart area in opposition to Colorado starter Peter Lambert. Within the second inning, he hit a grounder off Lambert for a single. Going through Lambert once more within the fifth, Turner hit a liner down the right-field line that glanced off Charlie Blackmon’s glove and rolled into the nook for a triple. After grounding into an inning-ending double play in opposition to lefty reliever Sam Howard within the sixth, Turner got here up within the seventh in opposition to righty Jairo Diaz and laced an RBI double to the hole in right-center area. In doing so, he turned the 26th participant in main league historical past to hit for a number of cycles in his profession.

“I believe any time you possibly can put your identify subsequent to any person else who has completed one thing fairly substantial on this sport, I believe it is a praise,” stated Turner, a 26-year-old speedster who’s one cycle shy of matching the 4 gamers tied for the report of three profession cycles: John Reilly, Babe Herman, Bob Meusal and Adrian Beltre. “It is a exhausting recreation, and to get 4 hits in a single recreation is difficult to do. To have 4 completely different ones is, I believe, just a little little bit of luck. But in addition, on the identical time, just a little humbling to be with these guys.”

“It is a feat that does not occur typically,” Nats supervisor Davey Martinez stated. “To have the ability to do it twice — that, to me, is a testomony to how good a participant Trea actually is.”

Turner is the fourth participant to finish the cycle this season, becoming a member of the Indians’ Jake Bauers, the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani and the Twins’ Jorge Polanco. His earlier cycle got here on April 25, 2017, at Coors Area. In 18 profession video games in opposition to Colorado, he’s batting .386 with 16 extra-base hits.

Of the 10 cycles the Rockies have allowed of their historical past, Turner’s is the primary to be completed away from Coors Area.

Earlier this season, Turner missed six weeks attributable to a fractured proper index finger that he suffered as the results of a hit-by-pitch. In 60 video games with Washington this season, he is hitting .286 with eight dwelling runs and 20 stolen bases.