D-backs’ Hill hits for cycle against Mariners
Jun 19, 2012, 4:10 PM | Updated: 4:46 pm
Arizona Diamondbacks’ second baseman Aaron Hill is on a
tear
— adding a storied baseball milestone to his résumé.
The D-backs’ infielder hit for his first career cycle
in a 7-1 win over the Seattle Mariners Monday.
Needing a home run to complete the cycle, Hill took
Mariners
reliever Shawn Kelley deep in the seventh inning with a
solo
shot.
Hill had already singled in the first inning, tripled in
the third and doubled in the fifth, all off Mariners
starter Hector Noesi.
Hill is the first D-backs player to hit for the cycle
since
Kelly Johnson did it against the San Francisco Giants on
July 23, 2010.
He is also the fifth player in franchise history to
accomplish the feat, joining the likes of Stephen Drew,
Greg
Colbrunn and Luis Gonzalez.
Luis Gonzalez’s Cycle
July 5, 2000 – Arizona 12, Houston 9
| Inning | At-Bat | Pitcher Faced |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Double to RF | Shane Reynolds |
| 3rd | Single to RF | Shane Reynolds |
| 4th | Grounded out to 1st |
Shane Reynolds |
| 6th | Struck out looking | Shane Reynolds |
| 8th | Triple to LF/CF | Marc Valdes |
| 9th | HR (solo) | Doug Henry |
Greg Colbrunn’s Cycle
September 18, 2002 – Arizona 10, San Diego
3
| Inning | At-Bat | Pitcher Faced |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Single to CF | Oliver Perez |
| 3rd | Struck Out | Oliver Perez |
| 4th | HR (2-run) | Oliver Perez |
| 6th | Double to LF/CF | Dennis Tankersley |
| 7th | HR (2-run) | Doug Nickle |
| 9th | Triple to RF | Jonathan Johnson |
Stephen Drew’s Cycle
September 1, 2008- Arizona 8, St. Louis 6
| Inning | At-Bat | Pitcher Faced |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Single to LF | Joel Pineiro |
| 3rd | Triple to CF | Joel Pineiro |
| 5th | HR (solo) | Joel Pineiro |
| 7th | Double to LF | Kyle McClellan |
| 8th | Double to RF | Brad Thompson |
Kelly Johnson’s Cycle
July 23, 2010 – San Francisco 7, Arizona
4
| Inning | At-Bat | Pitcher Faced |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | HR (solo) | Jonathan Sanchez |
| 3rd | Hit by pitch | Jonathan Sanchez |
| 5th | Double to RF | Jonathan Sanchez |
| 6th | Triple to LF/CF | Santiago Casilla |
| 8th | Single to RF | Sergio Romo |
Aaron Hill’s Cycle
June 18, 2012 – Arizona 7, Seattle 1
| Inning | At-Bat | Pitcher Faced |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Single to LF | Hector Noesi |
| 3rd | Triple to CF | Hector Noesi |
| 5th | Double to LF | Hector Noesi | 7th | HR to LF/CF | Shawn Kelly |
