The kids are all right seven years ago today in Washington, D.C.
Juan Soto, Victor Robles and Carter Kieboom each homer for Washington seven years ago today in the Nationals’ 7-6 victory in 11 innings over the San Diego Padres before a Sunday afternoon crowd of 30,186 in D.C.
The homers – coming in successive innings – mark the first time in major league history that three teammates 21 or younger homer in the same game.
Soto is the first to homer with a three-run drive to center field off Padres starter Joey Lucchesi with one out in the bottom of the third inning.
The homer, Soto’s sixth of the season, cuts San Diego’s 6-0 lead in half.
Robles follows in the fourth inning with a solo homer – his fourth of the season – to left-center off Lucchesi to bring the Nationals even closer at 6-5.
Kieboom then ties the score with one out in the fifth inning on a solo homer to left, his second of the season.
The game later is decided by the over-30 Matt Adams, who after going hitless in his first five at-bats ends the game when he leads off the bottom of the 11th with a homer deep down the right-field line off Padres reliver Matt Wisler.
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