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Barber Hittin' on All Cylinders Sunday, June 17th , 2029 Justin Barber was jubilant as the Montreal Expos left the field with a 8-7 win over the Miami Marlins today. He had every right to be. The 30-year-old first baseman hit for the cycle at Olympic Stadium 1992-2004, had a 4-for-6 game and chalked up 2 runs batted in and 2 runs to boot. "It's too bad I can't do that every day," Barber said with a smile to reporters after the game. "It would do wonders for my batting average." Montreal manager Ken Butrym was "proud" of the first baseman's feat, but was not expecting it to happen. "Cycles are tough because triples are tough," the skipper said. "As soon as the ball left the bat on that triple, guys were jumping off the bench for him. Honestly, I wasn't sure he was going to be able to leg it out." Justin Barber flied out in the 1st, struck out in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Jake Willis in the 6th, singled in the 7th, doubled in the 9th and tripled in the 11th. To date, Barber has collected 36 hits for a .182 average. He has posted 9 home runs, scored 21 runs and driven in 26 runs. View Boxscore View Game Log Watch Highlights |
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