WATCH: BAEZ BOMB!!! Javier Baez crushes mammoth, 455-foot two-run blast |
CHICAGO — Giving a changeup a ride out to straightaway center field on Monday, Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez smacked a tape measure blast against the San Diego Padres. The go-ahead home run came with two outs in the bottom of the third and followed a two-out triple by first baseman Kris Bryant, his first three-bagger of the season.
Starter Chris Paddack was taken deep by Baez on a full count, with Baez sending an 87-mph breaking ball well over the center field wall and off the batter's eye at Wrigley Field. Plating Bryant, "El Mago" put the Cubs up 2-1 via the two-run jack, which served as Javy's 12th long ball of the year. The dinger left the bat at 110.1 mph and 25 degrees. That'll do, Javy. 455 feet off the batters eye for El Mago!#CubTogether pic.twitter.com/Zq9J9xjUWz A magical place, that Wrigley Field. .@javy23baez brings Wrigley Field to its feet!#CubTogether pic.twitter.com/rw2e9LRHYI #Padres 1 @ #Cubs 2 [B3-2o]:
That'll do. #LARGE @BinnysBev pic.twitter.com/gNb3Ru9H2E
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Javier Báez homers (12): fly ball to CF (2-run)
Hit: 455ft??, 110.1mph??, 25°??
Pitch: 87.8mph Changeup (RHP Chris Paddack, 5)
