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"That's when John is at his best, when he's using the whole park."ĮXPOS 4, PIRATES 2: Rondell White and Darrin Fletcher homered in succession in the first inning, then singled to start a two-run fourth to lead visiting Montreal past Pittsburgh. "He strokes the ball to left field and hits the ball into the right field seats," Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa said. Foster, 7-6 last season, walked three and struck out two to improve to 7-3.ĬARDINALS 6, DODGERS 3: John Mabry extended his hitting streak to 11 games by going 3 for 4, including a two-run homer, as St. Foster allowed three runs and four hits, all of them doubles, and left after a leadoff walk in the eighth. CUBS 7, REDS 4: Kevin Foster, who has allowed seven earned runs in 27 innings in his past four starts, matched his 1996 victory total by winning his fourth straight start as Chicago won at home. Mickey Mantle is generally credited with the longest home run ever, a 565-foot drive in 1953 off Washington's Chuck Stobbs at Griffith Stadium. The distance of the homer was first announced as 573 feet, then changed to 529.įour innings later, both benches cleared when Galarraga charged the mound after being hit by a pitch from Dennis Cook. "Never in my imagination did I think I could hit it that far." "I feel like I'm dreaming, I'm so happy," Galarraga said. It came against Kevin Brown, one of the best pitchers in baseball, and it powered Colorado to an 8-4 victory over the Florida Marlins. It was the longest homer ever at Pro Player Stadium, the longest in Colorado Rockies history and the longest this season in the major leagues. Most witnesses, however, agreed they had never seen anything like Andres Galarraga's home run yesterday.