Henderson’s 6th Homer

Gunnar Henderson hit his sixth home run of the season on April 11, putting Baltimore ahead for good in a 6-2 win over San Francisco at Camden Yards. (mlb.com) The homer came in the bottom of the third inning off Giants right-hander Logan Webb and broke a 1-1 tie. Major League Baseball’s Statcast data listed it at 361 feet, 96.1 miles per hour off the bat, on a 91.4 mile per hour cutter. (mlb.com) Baltimore improved to 7-7 with the win, while San Francisco fell to 6-9. Henderson finished the night 1 for 4 with one run and one run batted in, and Jeremiah Jackson added a home run and a double. (espn.com) Through 14 games, Henderson had six home runs, 12 runs batted in, and a.246 batting average. ESPN’s player page listed him tied for first in Major League Baseball in home runs after Saturday’s games. (espn.com) That early power surge stands out because Henderson is already one of Baltimore’s central hitters at age 24. In the last seven days alone, ESPN’s splits showed four home runs in six games. (espn.com) The Orioles have spent the first two weeks of the season trying to climb back to.500 in the American League East. Saturday’s win moved them one game behind the division-leading New York Yankees. (espn.com) The game also showed how Baltimore built the lead around Henderson’s swing rather than one big inning. The Orioles scored in five different innings, and Henderson’s homer was the first run that put them in front. (espn.com) For now, the snapshot is simple: Henderson’s bat gave Baltimore the lead, and six homers in 14 games put him at the top of the league’s early home run board. (espn.com)