After the grim news about Adam Eaton's knee injury, the Nats on Sunday found themselves in need of a bit of uplift. Let's just say they got it at the expense of the rival Mets, as the Nats keelhauled the Queenslanders by a score of 23-5 (box score). As you would expect when a team hangs 23 on the board, a lot of hitters enjoyed fruitful days. In particular, Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon couldn't and wouldn't stop ...
Yeesh. And now for some relevant moving pictures ...
Suffice it to say, that was a legendary performance by Rendon. Framed another way, Rendon entered Sunday's tilt with a disappointing 2017 slash line of .226/.316/.250. After the bestowals above, he lifted that line to .278/.356/.411 -- i.e., downright solid overall numbers. But wait!: There's more ...
- Rendon's 10 RBI is a Nationals record.
- Rendon became the first player since at least 1913 (the back end of searchable data) to go 6 for 6 with three homers and 10 RBI.
- He became the first player in almost a decade to notch 10 RBI in a game (Garret Anderson of the Angels was the last, on Aug. 21, 2007).
- Rendon is now one of just three hitters to rack up at least 16 total bases and 10 RBI in the same game.
Did Anthony Rendon have a good game? Yea and also verily, Anthony Rendon had a good game.