Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Trey Sweeney had a profession evening for Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis on Wednesday, ending with 4 hits and 5 runs batted whereas main the group to a 6-1 win over Albuquerque. His recreation started with an inside-the-park dwelling run adopted up with two extra dwelling runs for his first multi-homer recreation in his skilled profession. When requested after the sport if he had successful an inside-the-park earlier than, he needed to go all the best way again to his early days in Little League.
“Yeah, it’s been a very long time since I hit a kind of,” Sweeney stated. “I figured I labored so arduous to get the primary one which I’d simply go the better route for the following two.”
In his first at-bat, Sweeney hit a 409-foot drive off the middle subject wall that bounced into proper subject, permitting Sweeney to race across the bases and not using a throw. He defined the hit after the sport.
“Once I first hit it, I knew I bought a maintain of it good,” Sweeney stated. “However I additionally thought he may monitor it down. Middle subject here’s a lengthy methods away [428 feet]. I used to be hitting second after I seen it kicked away and form of rolled into no-man’s land and that’s after I realized I had a superb shot at [the inside-the-park home run].”
His subsequent two dwelling runs had been extra conventional, going over the wall.
His 4 hits and 5 RBIs had been each profession highs. He now has hit 4 dwelling runs in 5 video games and 14 at-bats. He entered the sport with two lengthy balls in his earlier 44 video games and 185 at-bats.
What’s the rationale for the latest uptick for Sweeney?
“Simply making some small changes,” Sweeney stated. “I used to be lacking a number of hittable pitches early on and swinging at pitches I shouldn’t have been. I simply wasn’t seeing the ball rather well. It’s all about discovering one thing you’re assured and comfy with and I’ve executed that just lately.”
