BREAKING NEWS: Moore Sets Single-Game RBI Record

By KYLE KEOUGH
DOUBLE DAY DAILY

Rookie of the Year. Most Valuable Player. Record Holder.

For 1B Lefty Moore, one of these titles has just become official, after a 10-RBI effort eclipsed previous record-bearers for the distinction of the single-game RBI mark.

With more efforts like this, the other two won't be far away.

Against Monterrey, Moore went 3-for-4 with not one, but two grand slams. His sole out was a sacrifice fly to deep left field that brought in streaking Les Gray.

Upon entering the fourth frame, Moore had two RBIs: the first came on a first-inning single to score Placido DeJesus; the second was said sacrifice fly. With the bases loaded against starter Stump Meyers and one out, Moore sent careening over the wall his first grand slam.

It wouldn't be his last.

With Barry Castillo walking the bases loaded in the seventh, Moore again stepped up to the plate. This time, it was a tape-measure grand slam to center field that set the single-game runs batted in mark for the rookie out of Whitehouse, Texas.

While Double Day's complete list of single-game records was inaccessible at the time of this report (noteworthy games for previous seasons cannot be accessed), this, I believe, is the first time a hitter has notched double-digit RBIs in Double Day in a single game.

With 44 home runs and 115 RBIs through 113 games, Moore is posting NL bests in both areas. He is also the NL's only hitter with an OPS over 1.000 (Vic Colome is second with a .994 OPS).

The question has now become whether a hitter--even if that hitter is enjoying the best statistical season among his peers--on a last-place team can win a Most Valuable Player award. That question will be answered in full over the next few weeks.