Colorado
Cron’s 504-foot drive 2nd-longest in Statcast era
Colorado’s C.J. Cron took benefit of Coors Subject’s home-run pleasant confines when he hit a 504-foot two-run shot within the fourth inning on Friday night time that hooked across the left-field foul pole and flew out of the stadium.
Cron’s twenty seventh homer of the season is tied for the second-longest residence run since Statcast began monitoring homers in 2015 — Texas’ Nomar Mazara hit a 505-foot shot in 2019 and Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton additionally hit a 504-footer at Colorado in 2016. The shot comes simply two days after Milwaukee slugger Christian Yelich launched a 499-foot drive into the third deck at Coors Subject in a 10-7 Rockies win.
Cron’s mammoth two-run shot capped a five-run inning and gave the Rockies an 8-1 lead over Arizona in a sport they ultimately received 13-10.
The 32-year-old Cron rode his energy on the plate this 12 months for the Rockies to his first All-Star Recreation look. He’s three homers away from his profession excessive of 30 set in 2018.