Sergio Alcantara obtained beneath a fastball and launched it out to proper discipline for his first residence run as a Cub.
SAN DIEGO — Going yard for the primary time in a Chicago Cubs uniform, shortstop Sergio Alcantara smashed a 387-foot residence run on Wednesday. The towering solo dinger offered the Cubs with an insurance coverage run, placing them up 3-1 over the San Diego Padres within the prime of the eighth.
Alcantara’s first homer of the season sailed out to proper discipline at Petco Park, leaving the bat at 100.6 mph and 31 levels. The lengthy ball got here on a 94.6-mph four-seamer thrown by reliever Emilio Pagan, giving Alcantara, who was added to the Cubs’ lively roster on Could 30, his second RBI of the yr.
Sergio Alcántara’s first #Cubs residence run!#CubTogether pic.twitter.com/bcyE4B6515
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs)
June 9, 2021
387-foot insurance coverage run from Sergio Alcántara! pic.twitter.com/4qzqXU4311
— Marquee Sports activities Community (@WatchMarquee)
June 9, 2021
Sergio Alcántara homers (1): fly ball to RF (solo)
Hit: 387ft, 100.6mph, 31°??
Pitch: 94.6mph 4-Seam Fastball (RHP Emilio Pagán, 5)
— House Run Tracker (@DingerTracker)
June 9, 2021
