Storm scored five more in the second to take a solid 11-4 lead. Batting Practice Thomas thought it would be hard for the other team to hit home runs off him if he just walked everyone, so he walked the first two Expos batters. They both came around to score, but once he started trusting the defence and letting the Expos hit the damage was kept to a minimum.
Quasimodo and Tank Engine went back to back with home runs to start the third for Storm. Of course, that meant that Tank Engine’s home run was a selfish solo. Storm cruised through the final four innings to win the game. The score got pretty lopsided, so Quasimodo took pity on the Expos and hit a home run out, and Brad decided to get really generous with a ground ball out that he allowed them to turn into an inning ending double play.
Cycle Watch: Duran, who seeks out cycles more than any other player in the league, accomplished something even less common than the cycle. He hit a natural cycle. He hit a single in his first at bat, a double in his second at bat, a triple in his third at bat, and a home run in his fourth at bat. Tank Engine missed the triple or Storm would have had two cycles in the same game. Quasimodo got a triple, but everything else he hit was a home run or home run out. He had too much power to hit a measly single or even a double.
Listen to Stormwatch for a more thorough retelling of the events, along with the first in game interview
Boxscore | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total |
Expos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Storm | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | x | 30 |
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