Oneil Cruz had two base hits that went over 116 miles per hour in the Pittsburgh Pirates' win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, a rare achievement in the Statcast era.
shortstop Oneil Cruz was absolutely crushing the ball on Monday, and his historic performance helped lift his team to victory.
In the top of the seventh, Cruz roped a 116.3 mile-per-hour single to right that put Pittsburgh on top 5-0. In the top of the ninth, he doubled to right with a 118.5 mile-per-hour line drive when the Pirates were clinging onto a two-run lead., that marked just the fifth time since Statcast began in 2015 that a player had two base hits of at least 116 miles per hour in the same game.slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who has done so in 2021, 2020 and 2018.
As for hard-hit percentage and barrel percentage, Cruz ranks in the 95th and 89th percentile, respectively. Cruz is currently batting .272 with seven home runs, 18 RBI, a .778 OPS and a 0.8 WAR. The former top prospect and NL Rookie of the Year contender is finally putting together a healthy campaign after spending half of 2022 in the minors and missing most of 2023 due to injury.
The Pirates will continue their series with the Brewers on Tuesday, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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