Melky Cabrera Hits for the Cycle

(Melky Cabrera celebrates his 2nd inning homerun on his way to hitting for the cycle. AP Photo)

Yankees Outfiedler Melky Cabrera hit for the cycle in today's against the Chicago White Sox. He put the first runs on the board with a 3-run homerun in the 2nd inning. He followed that up with a double in the 4th, a single in the 5th and barely reached safe on a triple in the 9th.

Cabrera's is the 5th cycle of the 2009 season. Orlando Hudson (LAD), Ian Kinsler (TEX) and Jason Kubel (MIN) all hit for the cycle within a span of 5 days in April. Michael Cuddyer (MIN) did it in May.

This was the first cycle by a Yankee since 1995.

The Yankees won the game 8-5.

Also, Derek Jeter's had 2 hits in the game, passing Babe Ruth on the all-time Yankees hit list. He now has 2,085 hits.


--Max Caster