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4 walk-off home runs in 1 night makes MLB history not seen since 2004
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The bats were alive in MLB on Friday night. There were four walk home runs hit in one night. For starters, Bryan Reynolds secured a 6-5 win for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Minnesota Twins with a walk-off homer in the 9th inning .
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Chicago White Sox infielder Miguel Vargas did the same with a 9th-inning homer in a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers . Colorado Rockies Ezequiel Tovar made history with a walk-off home run in an 8-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants .
Then, MJ Melendez of the New York Mets followed suit in a 9-7 win over the Miami Marlins .
It occurred on the same night that the Los Angeles Dodgers had four solo home runs in their 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies .
All the while, MLB saw a feat achieved for the first time since 2004, per Brent Maguire of MLB.com. Ultimately, the night came one walk-off home run short of the five that were achieved on May 28, 2004.
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On that day, Casey Blake of the then-Cleveland Indians hit a walk-off home run in a 1-0 win over the then-Oakland Athletics. Also, Tomas Perez of the Phillies was the hero in a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves .
Furthermore, Rob Mackowiak of the Pirates outdid most with a grand slam walk-off against the Chicago Cubs . It resulted in a 5-4 win in the first game of a doubleheader. His teammate Craig Wilson hit a walk-off in the 10th inning of the second game. Then, Barry Bonds hit a two-run home run to lift the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies 4-2.
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