Por Alexander Gómez
Oneil Cruz, de los Piratas, se fue de 5-5 con un doble, dos carreras anotadas, dos carreras impulsadas y una base robada en la derrota del viernes por 9-8 ante los Diamondbacks.
Es el primero de los bateadores dominicanos en hacerlo desde que Jeremy Peña, Teoscar Hernández y Nelson Cruz lo hicieran el año pasado y es el tercer dominicano de Pittsburgh en lograrlo.
Starling Mate en 2018 y Gregory Polanco en 2014 ambos en visita de los Piratas a los Marlins en Miami.
De los 79 dominicanos en hacerlo; Cesar Cedeño, Luis Polonia, César Gerónimo, Rafal Furcal, Adrián Beltré y Jorge Bell lo hicieron en tres oportunidades, otros 18 lo hicieron en par de ocasiones.
Osvaldo Virgil Sr, con los Tigers, fue el primer en hacerlo contra los Senadores de Washington el 17 de julio de 1958.
Los Piratas como equipo lograron sólo 13 hits en total, pero Cruz casi solo los mantuvo en el juego con la primera actuación de cinco hits de su joven carrera.
El campocorto de 25 años está bateando .311/.357/.589 en 23 juegos desde principios de julio con cinco jonrones, cuatro robos, 15 carreras y 20 carreras impulsadas a pesar de una tasa de ponches del 32,7 por ciento durante ese tramo.
| H | BATEADOR | EQP | VS | JUEGO |
| 6 | Alou, J | SFG | @CHC | 7/10/64 |
| 6 | Sosa, S | CHC | @COL | 7/2/93 |
| 6 | Pena, C | DET | @KC | 5/27/04 |
| 6 | Segura, J | MIL | MIN | 5/28/13 |
| 6 | Devers, R | BOS | @CLE | 8/13/19 |
| 6 | García Jr., L | WSH | @KC | 5/26/23 |
| H | BATEADOR | EQP | VS | JUEGO |
| 5 | Virgil Sr., O | DET | WAS | 6/17/58 |
| 5 | Javier, J | STL | PIT | 5/27/61 |
| 5 | Carty, R | MIL | SFG | 8/30/64 |
| 5 | Carty, R | MIL | PHI | 8/24/64 |
| 5 | Alou, F | ATL | @SF | 4/26/66 |
| 5 | Alou, F | ATL | @PIT | 5/13/67 |
| 5 | Cedeno, C | HOU | @SF | 4/23/72 |
| 5 | Geronimo, C | CIN | @SF | 4/15/73 |
| 5 | Mota, M | LAD | @PIT | 4/29/73 |
| 5 | Geronimo, C | CIN | @CHC | 6/13/75 |
| 5 | Geronimo, C | CIN | @SD | 6/29/76 |
| 5 | Guerrero, M | CAL | @MIN | 6/14/77 |
| 5 | Cedeno, C | HOU | @PHI | 8/26/79 |
| 5 | Landestoy, R | HOU | @CIN | 9/11/79 |
| 5 | Garcia, D | TOR | @OAK | 6/19/82 |
| 5 | Ramirez, R | ATL | @SF | 9/8/83 |
| 5 | Guerrero, P | LAD | SFG | 6/12/84 |
| 5 | Cedeno, C | STL | @CHC | 9/15/85 |
| 5 | Bell, G | TOR | @KC | 4/6/88 |
| 5 | Franco, J | CLE | CWS | 9/2/88 |
| 5 | Polonia, L | OAK | @KC | 9/9/88 |
| 5 | Bell, G | TOR | @MIL | 9/24/90 |
| 5 | Polonia, L | CAL | @TOR | 6/1/91 |
| 5 | Polonia, L | CAL | @CLE | 5/13/91 |
| 5 | Uribe, J | SFG | @HOU | 8/22/91 |
| 5 | Arias, A | CHC | @PIT | 9/7/92 |
| 5 | Bell, G | CWS | TEX | 4/30/92 |
| 5 | Duncan, M | PHI | @SF | 5/3/92 |
| 5 | Franco, J | TEX | MIL | 5/3/93 |
| 5 | Sosa, S | CHC | COL | 5/4/93 |
| 5 | Berroa, G | OAK | @MIN | 4/10/94 |
| 5 | Vizcaino, J | NYM | @FLA | 9/23/95 |
| 5 | Perez, N | COL | LAD | 9/28/97 |
| 5 | Arias, A | PHI | PIT | 9/12/98 |
| 5 | Encarnacion, J | DET | CWS | 9/14/98 |
| 5 | Mondesi, R | LAD | MIL | 4/27/98 |
| 5 | Rodriguez, A | SEA | DET | 8/18/98 |
| 5 | Rodriguez, H | CHC | @MON | 4/10/98 |
| 5 | Tatis, F | STL | @PIT | 8/23/98 |
| 5 | Batista, T | ARI | @ATL | 4/10/99 |
| 5 | Fernandez, T | TOR | TEX | 5/7/99 |
| 5 | Cedeno, R | HOU | CIN | 5/12/00 |
| 5 | Javier, S | SEA | @NYY | 8/6/00 |
| 5 | Lugo, J | HOU | @CHC | 9/8/00 |
| 5 | Lugo, J | HOU | @MON | 5/6/01 |
| 5 | Ortiz, J | COL | @CIN | 8/10/01 |
| 5 | Polanco, P | STL | LA | 7/7/02 |
| 5 | Ramirez, M | BOS | @DET | 7/16/02 |
| 5 | Ramirez, M | BOS | ANA | 8/26/02 |
| 5 | Soriano, A | NYY | @TB | 9/17/02 |
| 5 | Soriano, A | NYY | @TOR | 4/8/02 |
| 5 | Vizcaino, J | HOU | @CIN | 8/17/02 |
| 5 | Alou, M | CHC | STL | 9/3/03 |
| 5 | Belliard, R | COL | LAD | 5/29/03 |
| 5 | Berroa, A | KCR | @CLE | 9/16/03 |
| 5 | Pujols, A | STL | @PIT | 5/23/03 |
| 5 | Bautista, D | ARI | @MIL | 4/22/04 |
| 5 | Beltré, A | LAD | @NYM | 8/28/04 |
| 5 | Berroa, A | KCR | NYY | 9/13/04 |
| 5 | Cruz, D | SFG | LAD | 6/22/04 |
| 5 | Guillen, J | ANA | SEA | 7/31/04 |
| 5 | Cruz, D | SFG | @CIN | 8/16/05 |
| 5 | Feliz, P | SFG | @CIN | 8/16/05 |
| 5 | Furcal, R | ATL | MIL | 7/10/05 |
| 5 | Perez, T | TBR | @NYY | 7/29/06 |
| 5 | Reyes, J | NYM | ATL | 5/5/06 |
| 5 | Beltré, A | SEA | @OAK | 7/6/07 |
| 5 | Olivo, M | FLA | @KC | 6/16/07 |
| 5 | Polanco, P | DET | @LAA | 7/27/07 |
| 5 | Beltré, A | SEA | @TEX | 9/1/08 |
| 5 | Furcal, R | LAD | @FLA | 4/30/08 |
| 5 | German, E | TEX | @CLE | 9/9/09 |
| 5 | Lugo, J | BOS | @LAA | 5/14/09 |
| 5 | Rodriguez, A | NYY | @TEX | 5/25/09 |
| 5 | Taveras, W | CIN | @AZ | 5/11/09 |
| 5 | Furcal, R | LAD | @CIN | 6/15/10 |
| 5 | Olivo, M | COL | PHI | 5/12/10 |
| 5 | Canó, R | NYY | BAL | 7/30/11 |
| 5 | Ramirez, A | CHC | ATL | 8/23/11 |
| 5 | Santana, C | CLE | @TB | 4/7/13 |
| 5 | Cruz, N | BAL | @BOS | 7/5/14 |
| 5 | Herrera, E | MIL | STL | 7/13/14 |
| 5 | Machado, M | BAL | @WSH | 7/7/14 |
| 5 | Polanco, G | PIT | @MIA | 6/13/14 |
| 5 | Santana, D | MIN | @CWS | 8/3/14 |
| 5 | Aybar, E | LAA | @TEX | 7/3/15 |
| 5 | Canó, R | SEA | @BOS | 8/16/15 |
| 5 | Peralta, D | ARI | CIN | 8/9/15 |
| 5 | Perez, S | KCR | @MIN | 5/23/16 |
| 5 | Segura, J | ARI | COL | 9/14/16 |
| 5 | Segura, J | ARI | @SD | 8/19/16 |
| 5 | García, A | CWS | @DET | 9/14/17 |
| 5 | Ramírez, J | CLE | @DET | 9/3/17 |
| 5 | Castro, S | MIA | @WSH | 8/19/18 |
| 5 | Devers, R | BOS | @NYY | 6/30/18 |
| 5 | Margot, M | SDP | @AZ | 7/8/18 |
| 5 | Marte, S | PIT | @MIA | 4/15/18 |
| 5 | Peralta, D | ARI | SDP | 7/7/18 |
| 5 | Alberto, H | BAL | @KC | 8/30/19 |
| 5 | Candelario, J | DET | @TOR | 3/31/19 |
| 5 | Polanco, J | MIN | @TOR | 5/8/19 |
| 5 | Polanco, J | MIN | @PHI | 4/5/19 |
| 5 | Ozuna, M | ATL | @WSH | 9/11/20 |
| 5 | Reyes, F | CLE | @KC | 9/1/20 |
| 5 | Hernández, T | TOR | TBR | 9/13/21 |
| 5 | Mercedes, Y | CWS | @LAA | 4/2/21 |
| 5 | Peralta, D | ARI | @CIN | 4/22/21 |
| 5 | Rosario, A | CLE | @KC | 8/31/21 |
| 5 | Machado, M | SDP | ATL | 4/14/22 |
| 5 | Mateo, J | BAL | @TB | 8/12/22 |
| 5 | Morel, C | CHC | CIN | 6/30/22 |
| 5 | Cruz, N | SDP | SFG | 4/29/23 |
| 5 | Hernández, T | SEA | @KC | 8/15/23 |
| 5 | Peña, J | HOU | @DET | 8/27/23 |
| 5 | Cruz, O | PIT | ARI | 2/8/24 |
