WASHINGTON — The Colorado Rockies bring out the best in Trea Turner.
On Tuesday night, the Nationals shortstop hit for the cycle during Washington’s 11-1 win over Colorado, the second time in his career that he’s accomplished the feat versus the Rockies. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he’s just the third player in MLB history to hit for the cycle multiple times against the same team. Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgh Pirates had two cycles against the Reds (1901, 1903), and Christian Yelich did it twice last year, also against Cincinnati.
Turner led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run against Colorado starter Peter Lambert. In the second inning, he grounded a single off Lambert for a single. Facing Lambert again in the fifth, Turner hit a liner down the right-field line that glanced off Charlie Blackmon’s glove and rolled into the corner for a triple. After grounding into an inning-ending double play against lefty reliever Sam Howard in the sixth, Turner came up in the seventh against righty Jairo Diaz and laced an RBI double to the gap in right-center field.
Turner is the 26th player in major league history to hit for multiple cycles in his career. He previously did it on April 25, 2017, at Coors Field. In 18 career games against Colorado, the 26-year-old speedster is now batting .386 with 16 extra-base hits.
Of the 10 cycles that the Rockies have allowed in their history, Turner’s is the first one to be accomplished away from Coors Field.
Earlier this season, Turner missed six weeks due to a fractured right index finger that he suffered when he was hit by a pitch. In 60 games with Washington this year, he’s hitting .286 with eight home runs and 20 stolen bases.
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