April 3, 2021

Long Ball Losses

For the second day in a row, a team hit four home runs in a game and lost. On Thursday, the Giants hit four home runs against the Mariners and fell 8-7. On Friday night, the Rockies hit four home runs against the Dodgers (all in one inning) and lost 11-6. Up until the seventh inning, Dodgers starter Trevor Bauer no-hit Colorado. He then gave up a single, home run, walk, and a home run before leaving the game.

It is very unusual for a team to hit four home runs and lose. The Day by Day Database goes back to 1920, and in that time there were 6625 team games in which the team hit at least four home runs. The winning percentage in those games was .850. If instead, you look at exactly four home runs being hit, there are 4950 games, with an .834 winning percentage. Two days into the season we saw two rare events.

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