{"id":56488,"date":"2022-09-05T23:01:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T03:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=56488"},"modified":"2022-09-05T23:01:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T03:01:01","slug":"bo-bichette-is-the-first-shortstop-with-6-hits-and-3-home-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/09\/05\/bo-bichette-is-the-first-shortstop-with-6-hits-and-3-home-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bo Bichette is the First Shortstop with 6+ Hits and 3+ Home Runs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bo Bichette is raking again. But, for a player who&#8217;s been looking for consistency all season, he did something no other shortstop in the AL has done before. According to Stats by STATS, he&#8217;s the first shortstop in AL history to have six hits and three home runs in a single day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bo Bichette of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJays?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BlueJays<\/a> is the first shortstop in AL history to have 6+ hits and 3+ HR on a single day.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StatsBySTATS\/status\/1566929987646652419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bo Bichette Is Heating Up<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Things seem to be clicking at the right time for the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/08\/08\/the-blue-jays-and-their-bullpen-depth-will-be-tested\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. They took Game 1 in their doubleheader sweep of the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/08\/26\/doug-decinces-career-mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Baltimore Orioles<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0as Bichette&#8217;s bat was red hot. He hit a three-run home off Nick Vespi in the third inning. Then, he added solo shots in the sixth and seventh against Bruce Zimmermann. After their Game 2 victory, the Blue Jays have a firmer grasp for the third and final AL Wild Card spot with a 4 1\/2 game over the Orioles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bichette has been on fire lately. Entering Monday, he was batting .360\/.430\/.540 over the last two weeks. He went 12-for-22 (.545) over his last five games. In addition, the 24-year-old has improved his average from .266 to .271 during that span. He joined teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to hit three homes in a game this season. Guerrero Jr. did it on April 13 against the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/category\/yankees\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">New York Yankees<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They&#8217;re now the fourth pair of teammates under 25 with a three-home run game in the same season. Other players include Larry Parrish and Gary Carter with the 1977 Montreal Expos, Tommy Brown and Duke Snider with the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers, and Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri with the 1927 New York Yankees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With only 28 games left on the schedule, there is time for Bichette to stay hot. He should help ignite a Blue Jays lineup that can overcome their inconsistent run-prevention with run production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"VGhiyHaxRqx7Ee4tk9HT4Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1421152711\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'VGhiyHaxRqx7Ee4tk9HT4Q',sig:'eqf5drqWUKHp7O8Hf_8EmASp1oNtwxLopg6_6iEvh1w=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1421152711',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Players mentioned:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bichebo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bo Bichette<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vespini01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Vespi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/z\/zimmebr02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Zimmermann<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/guerrvl02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/parrila01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry Parrish<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cartega01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Carter<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownto02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tommy Brown<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/snidedu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duke Snider<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gehrilo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lou Gehrig<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lazzeto01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Lazzeri<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bo Bichette is raking again. But, for a player who&#8217;s been looking for consistency all season, he did something no other shortstop in the AL has done before. According to Stats by STATS, he&#8217;s the first shortstop in AL history to have six hits and three home runs in a single day. 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