Last year’s National League batting champion, San Diego Padres transfer Luis Araez, continued his hot hitting with four hits for the second straight day.

Starting at first base against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday (Sept. 24), Araiz went 4-for-5 with a home run, one RBI and a run scored in the Padres’ 6-4 win in 10 extra innings.

In the previous day’s game (Nov. 23), Araez homered in his first at-bat and had a four-hit game. He also had a hit in his first at-bat.

San Diego’s batting order was Luis Araujo (first base), Fernando Tatis Jr. (designated hitter), Jurickson Profar (left field), Jake Cronenweth (second base), Manny Machado (third base), David Peralta (right field), Jackson Merrill (center field), Ha Sung Kim (shortstop) and Kyle Higashioka (catcher).

Arajuez took advantage of a five-seam 96.2 mph fastball from starter Frankie Montas in the first inning for a single up the middle. 토토사이트 In his second at-bat of the inning, with the team leading 3-1, he lined a single to right-center field with runners on first and third.

In his third at-bat in the fourth inning with the team leading 4-2, he doubled with the bases loaded. He didn’t advance any further after the next at-bat, but continued to hit in all three at-bats.

In the top of the seventh inning,

He struck out swinging. But in the 10th inning of extra innings with the teams tied 4-4, Araez hit an infield single with the bases loaded.

Araujo put runners on first and third with no outs, Fernando Tatis Jr. singled and Jake Cronenweth hit a sacrifice fly to give San Diego the extra-inning win.

Araujo has been hot at the plate, batting 5-for-4 over his last seven games. He has multi-hit games in eight straight and has four hits in two straight games, making him San Diego’s “offensive sparkplug.

After winning the American League batting title with the Minnesota Twins in 2022, Araez was traded to the Miami Marlins in 2023 and won the National League batting title with a 3.51 RBI average.

San Diego, which was struggling with its lack of offense, agreed to a four-for-one trade with the Miami Marlins on May 5. 안전 토토사이트 The Dodgers used Korean right-hander Woo-Seok Ko and three prospects – Dylan Head, Jacob Masi, and Nathan Matorella – as trade cards to acquire Araujo, the “King of Hitting.