Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia hit an inside-the-park home run Saturday evening at the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, the 18th in Rockies history.
Tapia hesitated after blasting a “moonshot” off the center field wall and it careened into left field, according to a tweet by Denver Post baseball writer Kyle Newman. He cruised all the way to home plate and then turned on the jets.
It was the first inside-the-park home run in franchise history because Charlie Blackmon did it against the New York Mets in an away match on July 16, 2017.
Tapia slid into home plate but t have to due to the throw was off target.
The run gave the Rockies a 2-0 lead against the Phillies in the second inning. Charlie Blackman slugged a home run.
INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN pic.twitter.com/5cLEPwRld4
— MLB (@MLB) April 21, 2019
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