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Jj Bleday: Cincinnati’s left fielder completes the cycle against Arizona

By TrendXDay Editorial Desk
MLB.com

JJ Bleday hit for the cycle Saturday night for the Cincinnati Reds against the Arizona Diamondbacks, completing the feat with a sixth-inning home run. The homer gave Cincinnati an 8-2 lead, while available reporting does not establish the game’s final score. News4Jax

Cincinnati’s left fielder completes the cycle against Arizona

Bleday collected all four required hits in his first four at-bats. He doubled in the first inning, tripled in the third, singled in the fourth and then homered to right field in the sixth inning against Arizona pitcher Zack Littell. News4Jax

The triple drove in a run and extended Cincinnati’s lead to 2-0 in the third inning, according to a video report from Yahoo Sports. JJ Bleday’s RBI triple His sixth-inning home run was his 21st of the season and put the Reds ahead 8-2. News4Jax

The sequence from double to home run

  • First inning: Bleday hit a double.
  • Third inning: He tripled, bringing home a run.
  • Fourth inning: He added a single.
  • Sixth inning: He completed the cycle with a home run to right field on the first pitch from Littell. News4Jax

The performance came during Cincinnati’s Saturday night game in Phoenix. A report from Red Reporter described the home run as a drive over the right-field fence at Chase Field and noted that Bleday had already recorded the double, triple and single before coming to the plate in the sixth. Red Reporter

What the achievement means

The cycle was reported as the first by a Cincinnati player since Elly De La Cruz did it against Atlanta on June 23, 2023. It also ended a wait of more than three years for the Reds to produce another player with a double, triple, single and home run in the same game. News4Jax

Red Reporter identified it as the eighth cycle in Reds franchise history. The same report said the achievement came after a quieter stretch for Bleday in August, following a strong May after his recall from Triple-A Louisville. Red Reporter

The home run also moved Bleday past his previous career high of 20, which he set with the Athletics in 2024. The latest available reporting confirms the cycle and Cincinnati’s 8-2 lead in the sixth inning; it does not provide the final game result.

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