Patrick Wisdom is having himself a night!
After hitting a grand slam earlier in the game (and watching another run score because of a fielding error on one of his batted balls), he added two more tallies with his second homer of the game! That’s 6 RBI.
That was his 16th homer of the season (t-16th most). And in one late-June night, he’s raised his slash line from .225/.311/.451 (111 wRC+) to .230/.314/.475 (117 wRC+). Not bad!
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