This past week Major League Baseball had the most home runs hit in this shortened season. We saw two different streaks of four homers. There were multiple grand slams and game-winning homers with one being an inside the park homer. Two more players hit their first career home runs and one player is slowly carving out a place in baseball history.<\/p>\n
With the league settling in and hopefully the COVID-19 slowly becomes a thing of the past we can finally enjoy the season-long stretch run as the league is heading towards the trade deadline. The homers are starting to come in bunches with some new names and faces stepping onto the scene.<\/p>\n
Streaks were the theme of the week with three very different long ball streaks. Dominic Smith<\/a><\/strong> of the New York Mets<\/a> and Anthony Rendon<\/a><\/strong> of the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> both homered in four consecutive games. It’s no surprise that Rendon got on a run like this. He did finish third in the NL MVP voting last season when he hit 34 homers. As for Smith, he didn’t start off this season as an everyday player. When Yoenis Cespedes<\/a><\/strong> decided to opt-out, Smith stepped in and has not looked back.<\/p>\n The Chicago White Sox<\/a> accomplished a feat this past Sunday when they hit four straight dingers off St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> rookie pitcher Roel Ramirez<\/a><\/strong>. Ramirez who was making his major league debut faced Yoan Moncada<\/a><\/strong> with two runners on. Moncada hit a three-run home run to get things started. Yasmani Grandal<\/a><\/strong>, Jose Abreu<\/a>,<\/strong> and Eloy Jimenez<\/a><\/strong> all followed with solo homers.<\/p>\n