The last swing was a line drive to left field. James Wood scored. Curtis Mead scored. Andrés Chaparro had driven in three on one swing, and the number was eight.
Eight RBI from one man in one game. It is the second time it has happened in 2026, and it is the middle of July. Washington beat the Athletics 23-4 at Sutter Health Park. A score like that means the innings went on long enough for one hitter to come to the plate six times. The scorecard tells you whose night it was.
Chaparro started with a groundout, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Tommy White. Then he came to the plate four more times and drove in runs each time.
A sharp line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom scored Curtis Mead — one. A fly ball to left center field cleared the wall, his second home run of the season, Mead scoring again — three. A liner to Henry Bolte in center brought home James Wood and Curtis Mead, and Bolte's fielding error let Chaparro take second — five. Then his third home run of the year, a line drive to left. Wood and Mead, again. Eight.
He walked in his final trip. By then there was nothing left to drive in.
Four hits. Two home runs. Eight RBI demands more than power. A grand slam gets you four. Two three-run homers get you six. You reach eight by coming up with men on base, every time, and not wasting the chance. Mead scored four times ahead of Chaparro — on both singles and both home runs. Wood scored twice. The runners were there because the lineup kept turning over and the bases kept getting filled, and Chaparro kept hitting the ball where it could not be caught.
The only plate appearance after the groundout that did not produce a run was the walk. Everything else scored someone.
