Brent Rooker became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning, accomplishing the feat in the third inning to help the Athletics pound the Miami Marlins 20-4 on Saturday for their sixth consecutive victory.
became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning, accomplishing the feat in the third inning to help the Athletics pound the“That’s Rook, we it last year,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. “He gets hot and he hits mistakes. He got a couple today.”Rooker, who also singled in the sixth, is the 60th player in major league history to homer twice in an inning.of Philadelphia was the most recent to do it, reaching the milestone Aug. 19.
“I grew up in Memphis a big Cardinals fan so he was kind of one of the first players I remember watching during his time there,” Rooker said. “Being able to do anything the same as him is a huge accomplishment and something that’s really cool for me.” Brett Harris also homered twice for Oakland, a day after making his major league debut. The home runs were Harris’ first hits in the majors and came with his parents and fiancee among those in attendance. benefited from all the offense, though he hardly needed it. He retired the first 10 batters and allowed one run and four hits over seven innings.The Athletics have been one of the best stories in baseball after losing 112 games in 2023.
“You’re seeing a group that has some confidence right now,” Kotsay said. “Those are all things that I really I felt this group could accomplish. Maybe it’s come together a little bit sooner but those are good signs.”
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