WASHINGTON -- A smile crept across
\n\nTurner becomes the 26th player in MLB history to record multiple cycles in their career.
— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) July 24, 2019
It’s the fourth cycle in Nationals history.
When he got to the plate again in the seventh, however, Turner capitalized. He lined a 1-0 pitch from Rockies reliever
Colorado has also contributed to a plethora of cycles throughout team history. Turner hit the 10th cycle _against_ the Rockies, with the previous nine all coming at Coors Field. In fact, the previous 18 cycles the Rockies have been involved in since becoming a team in 1993 had all come at Coors Field, which opened in ‘95.\n\nThat includes Turner’s first cycle from April 25, 2017, which he finished with a triple, sliding into third base wearing a fleece mask and long sleeves on a cold night in Colorado.\n\n“It was terrible in Colorado, I was pretty miserable,” Turner said. “And I was coming back from I think a hamstring pull. I remember when I hit the triple, \\[first-base coach at the time\\] Davey Lopes was yelling at me to go easy. And I was like: ‘Screw it, this is probably my one and only shot.’ So I went for it.”
He went for it again on Tuesday night, although the weather conditions at Nationals Park were much better.\n\nTurner began the game by launching a leadoff homer, the ninth of his career, which matches