Red Sox’s Wilyer Abreu becomes first player since 1958 to hit inside-the-park home run and grand slam in same game

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Wilyer Abreu made history on Monday night at Fenway Park, achieving a remarkable feat by hitting both an inside-the-park home run and a grand slam in the Boston Red Sox's 13-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Fenway crowd erupted in excitement during the bottom of the fifth inning when Abreu hit his inside-the-park homer, marking his 15th home run of the season. This type of home run occurs when a player hits a ball that remains in play and manages to circle all four bases to score. Notably, this was the first inside-the-park home run for a Red Sox player at Fenway since Jacoby Ellsbury accomplished the same in September 2011 against the Baltimore Orioles. Abreu's enthusiasm was evident as he recounted the moment, expressing his initial belief that the ball would clear the fence but quickly adapting to the situation as he sprinted around the bases after realizing the ball had not gone out of the park.

In addition to the inside-the-park home run, Abreu also hit the first grand slam of his career in the eighth inning, further solidifying the Red Sox's lead in the game. This achievement made him only the sixth player in Major League Baseball history to hit both an inside-the-park home run and a grand slam in the same game, a feat last accomplished by the legendary Roger Maris in 1958. Red Sox manager Alex Cora praised Abreu's performance, highlighting his ability to capitalize on a fastball and his overall outstanding season. Other notable performances in the game included Trevor Story's three-run homer in the first inning and Jarren Duran's solo shot in the sixth inning. Despite a strong effort from the Reds, including a two-run triple and a solo home run from Austin Hays, Abreu's extraordinary performance ensured that the Red Sox maintained control and secured the win in the first game of a three-game series.

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Wilyer Abreu made history Monday night at Fenway Park, joining an elite club after hitting both a rare inside-the-park homer and a grand slam in theBoston Red Sox’s 13-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Fenway Park erupted into cheers in the bottom of the fifth as Abreu hit his inside-the-park homer – his 15th HR of the season – off a fly ball to right-center field.

The inside-the-park home run – when a player hits a ball in play and manages to run around all four bases to score – was the first by a Red Sox player at Fenway since Jacoby Ellsbury hit one in September 2011 against the Baltimore Orioles, according to MLB.com.

“I knew he hit it to the deepest part, and I was kind of telling him, ‘Hey, let’s go! Let’s go!’ Because you never know what can happen out there in the (triangle),” Boston shortstop Trevor Story said postgame,per MLB.com.

“When I hit the ball, I thought it was a home run. When I saw it heading to the track, I thought the ball might not be gone,” Abreu said after the game, per MLB.com, “so I started running hard and the ball didn’t go out and I was able to hit an inside-the-park homer.”

“To me, it’s one of the most exciting plays in the game. I’m jealous. I’m honestly jealous because I don’t have one yet,” Story added. “Always rooting for it, always watching and seeing the possibility of it.”

Then in the eighth, Abreu added the cherry on top when he hit the first grand slam of his career to put the game out of reach and take the win for Boston in the opener of a three-game series.

The rare feat made him the sixth player to hit an inside-the-park home run and a grand slam separately in a game, and the first since the legendary Roger Maris achieved the feat in 1958 while playing for the Kansas City Athletics.

“He got a fastball that he could handle, down in the zone, for the grand slam. And that’s something we’ve been talking about,” Sox manager Alex Cora said,perESPN.

“So far, it’s been an outstanding season for him. It’s been great.”

The game also saw Story bag a three-run homer in the bottom of the first and Jarren Duran get a solo shot in the sixth. For the Reds, Austin Hays had a two-run triple and a solo home run to cut the lead to 8-5 at the top of the sixth, but Abreu’s magical evening shut out any chance of a comeback.

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