Ridin’ High: Hemphill Hits for Cycle
stadiumreport.bbn July 4th, 2021
B.J. Hemphill(24, 2.5*) cracked out all four legs of the cycle at Canadians Field, but the
Seattle Mariners still lost to the
Vancouver Canadians by a final score of 7-5.
In a sensational performance,
Hemphill had 4 hits in 5 tries with 4 runs batted in and scored 1 run.
"It feels terrible to go 4-for-5 and lose,"
Hemphill said when asked about the big day. "But I keep reminding myself that there will be a day soon where I'll go 0-for-5 and we'll win, so everything balances out."
B.J. Hemphill hit a three-run home run off
Burgess Steen in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, struck out in the 5th, hit an RBI triple in the 7th and singled in the 9th.
This season,
Hemphill is batting .286/.348/.667 with 12 RBIs, 8 runs scored and 4 home runs in 11 games.