Anthony Rendon goes six for six with three home runs as the Nationals destroy the Mets 23-5. Rendon drove in a franchise record ten runs, and the team also set a franchise record for runs scored. Rendon’s feat was very rare:
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon went 6-for-6 with three home runs and 10 RBIs on Sunday against the New York Mets, becoming just the second player in Major League Baseball history to have a game that included six hits, three home runs and 10 RBIs.
Walker Cooper is the other player. He went 6-for-7 in the game he had three home runs and 10 RBIs for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on July 6, 1949.
So it happens once in lifetime.
Rendon is another reason I would not be too worried about the Nationals losing Adam Eaton. He got off to a very slow start, with a .226/.316/.250 slash line coming into the game, with no home runs and just five RBI. He’s a good hitter who was likely hampered by a late spring training injury. If he’s getting healthy, the Nats have another great bat in the lineup.
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