Xander Bogaerts misses a cycle by a single as the Padres roll past the Rockies 9-2
Xander Bogaerts lamented the single he couldn't get to complete the cycle. With the homer, triple and double out of the way early, the San Diego Padres shortstop struck out looking and then swinging in his last two at-bats on Thursday in his bid to become the fourth Padres player to hit for a cycle. “That one might sting a little bit,” Bogaerts said after a 9-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.
Xander Bogaerts came agonizingly close to achieving a cycle during the San Diego Padres' 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Despite recording a home run and a triple early in the game, the shortstop fell short of the cycle by a solitary single. Bogaerts, who has hit 1,306 career singles, admitted that that one single might sting a little bit, highlighting the difficulty of the game.
He managed to hit a ground-rule double in the fourth inning, but he could not capitalize on his close calls, including a single that went by for a strike three. Bogaerts acknowledged that the pitchers were tough on him, and they appeared determined to prevent him from completing the cycle. The achievement of a cycle at Coors Field is an exclusive accomplishment, with only 18 such instances recorded, some at Fenway Park and Washington.
Bogaerts' team, however, moved four games ahead of Arizona for the last National League wild-card spot following the win, with his near-cycle adding to the excitement.
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