MLB: Luis Arraez records first ever cycle in Miami Marlins history vs. Phillies
Luis Arraez records first cycle EVER in Miami Marlins history as he goes 4-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBIs in an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies
- Luis Arraez won the 2022 American League batting title with the Minnesota Twins
- Before Tuesday, Marlins was the only active major league team not to have a cycle
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Entering the Miami Marlins’ record books, Luis Arraez became their first player to bat for the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBIs in an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
Before Tuesday, the Marlins were the only active major league team not to have a cycle in their history.
Miami entered the National League in 1992 as the Florida Marlins.
Arraez won the American League batting title with a .316 average as a member of the Minnesota Twins in 2022, before being traded to the Marlins on January 20 in a four-way deal. He is 22 for 41 (.537) in 12 games to start the 2023 season.
After a double in the first inning and connecting to a triple into the right field corner in the sixth, Arraez’s solo homer in the seventh inning helped give the Marlins some support after narrowing a four-run lead to one in the Phillies’ half of the match. sixth inning.
Luis Arraez batted for the first-ever cycle in Miami Marlins history in an 8–4 win against the Phillies
Arraez scores past Philadelphia Phillies’ JT Realmuto after hitting a home run in the 7th
Arraez singled to left field in the eighth off Philadelphia reliever Andrew Bellatti and Jazz Chisholm scored with the final run of the night.
Jon Berti homered in the third inning and added an RBI-single in the seventh for the Marlins, who entered the game with the lowest runs in the National League at 30 through the first 11 games.
The eight runs on Tuesday were a season high. Jesus Luzardo (2-0) threw six innings and gave up three runs on eight hits.
Chisholm, Yuli Gurriel and Jean Segura also had two hits for the Marlins, whose 14 hits also marked a season-high.
Aaron Nola (0-2) was shaky for the Phillies most of the night, allowing four earned runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings while catching too much off the plate with his fastball. Nola’s ERA in his first three starts is 7.04.
Kyle Schwarber homered for Philadelphia while Bryson Stott went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to extend his season-opening hitting streak to 11 games. Nick Castellanos and Josh Harrison also had multi-hit games.
Arraez celebrates after hitting a solo home run in the dugout with teammates during the 7th