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What’s the deal with hitting for the cycle and not even getting player of the game? You do everything a hitter can possibly do — a single, a double, a triple, and a home run — it’s like collecting the whole set! You’re basically the Pokémon master of baseball!
And yet… somehow, Zakaio Eneki — the guy who literally did every kind of hit known to man — doesn’t get player of the game. Why? Because Israel Fernandez went 4-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, and three RBIs! Oh, excuse me for only hitting one home run while casually completing one of the rarest feats in baseball history!
So Eneki’s out there at Globe Life Field, putting on a clinic — he walks in the 2nd, doubles in the 4th, knocks in a run in the 5th, sends one into orbit in the 7th, and triples in the 9th! Who even triples anymore? That’s like finding a payphone that works!
And when they ask him about it after the game, he’s all humble —
“I never even thought about hitting for the cycle,” he says. “It’s the win that’s important.”
Yeah, sure. But deep down? You know he’s thinking, “The cycle doesn’t matter? It should at least matter enough to get me player of the game!”
The guy’s hitting .301 with 35 homers and 152 RBIs on the season — what more do you want from him? Blood?
So there you have it. Zakaio Eneki hits for the cycle, the Indians win 11-9, and the player of the game award goes to the guy who didn’t even need a triple. Baseball, folks — it’s the only sport where you can do everything right… and still come in second place.
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