Reds relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen blasts a 420-foot home run to centerfield as a pinch-hitter against the Phillies’ Adam Morgan. The 6th-inning homer breaks a 4 -4 tie and Cincinnati goes on to win, 7 – 4. Micah Owingshad been the last pitcher to hit a pinch homer, back on May 10, 2009.

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On April 6, 2017 — Reds relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen blasts a 420-foot home run to centerfield as a pinch-hitter against the Phillies’ Adam Morgan. The 6th-inning homer breaks a 4 -4 tie and Cincinnati goes on to win, 7 – 4. Micah Owingshad been the last pitcher to hit a pinch homer, back on May 10, 2009.

 

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