Hideki Matsui Is Pedro Martinez’s Daddy in the Fall Classic – HR History for Week of 11/4
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Monday, 11/4
11/4/2009: Hideki Matsui battled Pedro Martinez for eight pitches during Game 4 of the World Series before taking him deep.
6/24/2009: Darin Erstad gave the Astros a lead with this pinch-hit two-run homer.
6/12/1995: Mo Vaughn hit an absolute moonshot at the SkyDome in Toronto.
Tuesday, 11/5
11/5/2022: Yordan Alvarez gave the Astros a lead during Game 6 of the World Series with this tank. It was eventually the difference as Houston clinched a title a few innings later.
9/24/2008: Carlos Delgado showed off his oppo-taco power with this homer for the Mets.
7/31/2007: Geoff Jenkins sent the Brewers home happy with a 13th-inning walk-off home run.
Wednesday, 11/6
4/18/2009: With the score tied in the 11th inning, Aramis Ramirez ended things by slugging a walk-off home run for the Cubs.
4/14/2005: Vinny Castilla hit the first Nationals home run in Washington D.C.
10/16/1999: Brian Jordan and Ryan Klesko hit back-to-back homers for the Braves in NLCS Game 4.
Thursday, 11/7
9/15/2004: Derrek Lee, Sammy Sosa, and Michael Barrett got things off to a fast start for the Cubs with back-to-back-to-back homers in the first inning.
10/16/1993: Devon White tied up World Series Game 1 for Toronto with a home run.
10/11/1999: Troy O’Leary slugged two homers with seven RBI during ALDS Game 5 for the Red Sox.
Friday, 11/8
9/21/1996: Vladimir Guerrero Sr. hit his first big-league home run. The comments from the booth were something else, too.
5/16/2015: Miguel Cabrera hit his 400th career home run.
4/26/2004: Richie Sexson hit the scoreboard with this absolute tank in Arizona.
Saturday, 11/9
5/25/2008: Adrian Gonzalez put an end to an 18th-inning marathon with the Reds by slugging a walk-off home run for San Diego.
6/25/2013: Brandon Inge hit his 152nd and final big-league homer as a member of the Pirates.
10/7/2006: Craig Monroe extended the Tigers’ ALDS Game 2 lead with a two-run dinger.
Sunday, 11/10
6/26/2015: Prince Fielder hit the 300th home run of his MLB career. He finished with 319 taters – the same as his pops.
10/21/2004: Scott Rolen broke an NLCS Game 7 tie by slugging a two-run homer for St. Louis.
8/21/2005: Tadahito Iguchi, Aaron Rowand, and Paul Konerko hit back-to-back-to-back homers for the White Sox.