In the sixth inning Tuesday night at Cincinnati, Avisaíl García and Daniel Palka hit back-to-back home runs off Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani.
García’s blast came off the bat at 112.5 mph, while Palka’s traveled at 111.4 mph. (Check out the home runs in the video above)
Those two home runs rank in the top 13 in terms of exit velocity among all White Sox home runs this season. And they came in consecutive at-bats.
García added a second home run in the ninth inning to knot the game at eight… and it sailed into the stands even faster (113.9 MPH)!
Highest Exit Velocity of White Sox home runs this season (via Statcast)
116.7: Avisaíl García, April 3
115.2: Daniel Palka, June 24
MLB
115.1: Matt Davidson, March 29
114.0: Matt Davidson, March 29
113.9: Avisail Garcia, TUESDAY
113.9: Matt Davidson, March 29
112.8: Yoán Moncada, March 31
112.5: Avisaíl García. TUESDAY
112.5: Tim Anderson, March 29
112.4: Daniel Palka, May 3
112.1: Yoán Moncada, April 26
111.9: Yoán Moncada, April 23
111.4: Daniel Palka, TUESDAY
For García, it was his fifth and sixth home runs in his last eight games; as his hitting streak has now reached 13 games (.379 BA, .793 SLG during streak). His streak includes the last two games prior to his DL stint with a hamstring injury.
As for Palka, his sixth inning blast was his second of the night; good for his first career multi-home run game.
Since Palka made his major league debut on April 25, Palka’s nine longballs are tied with Matt Davidson for second on the team behind Tim Anderson (10).
Palka and García’s multi-homer performances are the 10th and 11th multi-HR games by White Sox hitters in National League parks (all-time). It’s the third time in the last five seasons the Sox have had a pair of players hit a pair of home runs in the same game. Here are the others:
March 29, 2018 (opening day) at Kansas City – Matt Davidson (3 HR) and Tim Anderson
April 8, 2014 at Colorado - Avisaíl García and José Abreu. For Abreu, it was his first two career major league home runs.