SAN DIEGO—Newly acquired catcher Kyle Higashioka threw out two baserunners attempting to steal and hit a home run in the same inning Wednesday to help Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres avoid a three-game series sweep by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3–2 at Petco Park.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, Higashioka became the fifth catcher since 1961 to catch multiple runners stealing and hit a homer in the same inning. The others were Sammy Taylor of the Chicago Cubs in 1961, Johnny Romano of the Chicago White Sox in 1966, Ted Simmons of the Cardinals in 1975, and Joe Ferguson of the Houston Astros in 1977.
