The rookie made his place in the club's 11th 'Bicycle'" history"
Jul 01, 2024
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Langford hit a triple, a double, a hit, and a home run in an away game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland on the 1st to complete the Heat for the Cycle (cycling hit).
Langford, who started as the fifth batter and left fielder, stepped down with a fly ball to left field in his first at-bat in the top of the second inning.
From his second at-bat, he began to fire from the bat in earnest.
Langford, who faced Baltimore starter Cole Irvin as a leadoff hitter in the top of the fourth inning, hit a slider that was formed in the middle of the strike zone to make a triple. The left fielder followed the ball formed between the left fielder and the center fielder and extended his arm, but he couldn't catch it. Langford ran nonstop and settled on third base.
After hitting a triple, which is the most difficult of the hit-forder cycle, it went smoothly.
Langford, who hit a timely double at second base with no outs in the top of the fifth inning, added a hit in the top of the sixth inning, raising expectations for the hit-podder cycle.
In the end, a home run came out in the last at-bat. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, Matt Crook's second pitch cutter was hit, and the ball crossed the left fence as it was. Langford's fourth home run of the season.
Following this triple, Langford completed his first hit-podder cycle since his debut with a double, a hit and a final home run.
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MLB.COM, the official Major League Baseball website, highlighted that "Lanford has established his place in the club's history".
Texas, which led Langford's performance with four hits, four RBIs and three runs in five at-bats, was able to get out of the quagmire for six consecutive losses with an 11-2 victory.
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