The catchers Willson and William Contreras have change into the second pair of Homer brothers in the identical inning because the opponents within the trendy period of baseball on Saturday.
Both went deep within the ninth insening of the 8-5 of the Cardinals of St. Louis on the Milwaukee Brewers who triggered Skid with six video games of the playing cards.
The ninth Homer of the Willson Contreras season, a solo shot within the middle of the correct, gave St. Louis a bonus of 8-4 on the high of the ninth. William Contreras has left the decrease half of anning together with his sixth Homer of the season, on the left subject.
The Contreras brothers are the primary to Homer in the identical inning because the opponents from Rick (Boston) and Wes Ferrell (Cleveland) made the feat on July 19, 1933, when Rick’s residence race got here out of Wes.
As he rounded the primary base after his Homer, Willson Contreras stared on the shelter of the brewers however stated nothing to his brother whereas crossing the plate of the home.
William Contreras shook off the tensions between his brother and his teammates, saying: “When we’re on the market through the sport, it isn’t precisely like us relations. We are on the market in competitors.
“So sure, if there’s something to debate between him and anybody else, they do it,” added William. “But sure, we’re on the market to compete and is taking part in his sport and we’re taking part in on ours.”
The newest Homer brothers in the identical inning of a sport have been Josh and Bo Naylor for Cleveland on April 10, 2024.
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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