Gurriel crushed a 103.9 m.p.h. fastball from Miller into the left-field seats for a two-run homer within the eighth inning, tying the sport at 5-all. It was the toughest hit pitch for a homer since MLB began pitch monitoring in 2008.
It was a part of a two-homer evening for Gurriel. The veteran additionally hit a two-run shot within the first inning.
The hard-throwing Miller was acquired from the Athletics eventually week’s commerce deadline. He routinely throws over 100 m.p.h. and hit 104.2 m.p.h. together with his hardest pitch on Tuesday evening.
