Game 4 of the 2020 World Series started as a slugfest, with the Los Angeles Dodgers ‘ Justin Turner and Corey Seager belting home runs in the first and third innings respectively and the Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy Arozarena responding in the bottom of the fourth with a solo shot off of Dodgers’ starter Julio Urías. Here’s that home run from Arozarena, which moved him into first place all time for home runs in a single postseason (out of a five-way tie at eight with Seager, Nelson Cruz, Carlos Beltrán and Barry Bonds):
Randy Arozarena becomes the first player to ever hit 9 home runs in a single postseason. #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/voRKZINz8S
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) October 25, 2020
And Arozarena is in very good company on the rate stats as well:
Randy Arozarena and Babe Ruth are the only players in MLB history to homer more often than every 12.0 at-bats in both the regular season and playoffs.
They have the 2 highest HR rates in playoff history (min. 70 AB). pic.twitter.com/WIAxFrU145
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 25, 2020
Arozarena is having an amazing postseason for the Rays, and he’s hitting a lot of balls out of the park. We’ll see if that continues as this series progresses.
[ESPN Stats Info on Twitter; photo from Kevin Jairag/USA Today Sports]
