Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Chris Davis Hits His 41st Homer of the Season

The entire year for Orioles first basemen Chris Davis has been a success. In the first five games of the season, he launched five home runs and put the Orioles on the right page to start the season. Davis's home run streak did end but not his hot streak. He has still been on a rampage of home runs and has even tied Reggie Jackson's record for the most home runs before the All Star Break.

Today was another day that a pitcher regretted pitching to Chris Davis as he launched a moonshot at Petco Park against the Padres in the Orioles 10-3 win this afternoon. Not only was this home run his 41st of the season but it was also the second longest homer ever hit in Petco Park's 10 years of existence. The massive 453-foot shot came off of San Diego reliever Colt Hynes first pitch, a 79 mile per hour slider that hung over the plate. Davis didn't even look like he put his best swing on the ball but was still able to blast it out of the park. The eighth inning go-ahead shot put the Orioles up by three which gave them enough to finish off the Padres and secure the victory.

Chris Davis's home run today put him in line to hit 58 home runs by the end of the regular season. The Orioles are now 63-51 and are in the third place in the AL East. The O's are back five and a half games to the Red Sox and the Rays are right on Boston's tail. If the Orioles want to have a shot for the playoffs they will really did to do something incredible since they are playing in the hardest division in baseball.

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