Matos breaks the 103-year-old Giants record with four RBI vs. Rockies, originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Luis Matos is off to a historic start in his second MLB season with the Giants.
After driving in five runs in San Francisco’s 10-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday at Oracle Park, the young outfielder continued his hot streak on Saturday.
Matos hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning, collecting his 12th, 13th and 14th RBI this season.
Matos’ 14 RBI through his first six games this season tied for the most in Giants franchise history with George “High Pockets” Kelly, who set the record in 1921.
That is, until his next record appearance.
Two innings later, Matos doubled to Matt Chapman from first base with a scorching double to left-center field in the bottom of the third, giving him 15 RBI for the season and the franchise record.
According to Sarah Langs of the MLB, Matos’ nine RBI in a two-game span also tied the most for a Giants player age 22 or younger with none other than Orlando Cepeda, who set the record in 1959.
And if you thought he was done for the day, you were wrong.
In the bottom of the eighth, with the Giants leading 9–4, Matos drove in two more runs with a one-out single to left-center, giving him six RBI in the game and 11 in two games.
It’s safe to say Matos is off to a phenomenal start, and the Giants’ offense certainly needed it.
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