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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-18 · by Pat Graham The Associated Press
Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres fell one single short of hitting for the cycle during a game against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, ending with a 9-2 victory for the Padres. In his quest, Bogaerts hit a home run and triple in the second inning and added a double in the fourth. Despite having two opportunities to get the final single, he struck out in both his last at-bats. This near-miss cycle attempt highlights the rarity of the feat, as Coors Field is tied with Fenway Park for hosting the most cycles in MLB history.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Thursday, Xander Bogaerts nearly hit for the cycle but fell short by one single as the San Diego Padres defeated the struggling Colorado Rockies 9-2 in Denver. Bogaerts homered and tripled during a seven-run second inning, adding an RBI double later, but struck out twice in his final at-bats. The Padres' strong performance extended their winning streak to 10 of their last 11 games, moving them four games ahead of idle Arizona for the last National League wild-card spot. Bogaerts' teammates contributed significantly with a total of 15 hits and eight extra-base hits throughout the game. Rockies starter Tanner Gordon allowed seven runs in just three innings, worsening Colorado’s ongoing streak where no starting pitcher has earned a win in their last 20 games.
Written for “Padres Beat Rockies” on 2026-09-18,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
DENVER (AP) — Xander Bogaerts lamented the single he couldn’t get to complete the cycle.
asserted
he → lament → cycle
He had two cracks at it and a tentative game plan if the ball traveled into the gap (hint: He was leaning toward just stopping at first).
asserted
He → have → first
With the homer, triple and double out of the way early, the San Diego Padres shortstop struck out looking and then swinging in his last two at-bats on Thursday in his bid to become the fourth Padres player to hit for a cycle.
asserted
shortstop → strike → cycle
“That one might sting a little bit,” Bogaerts said after a 9-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.
uncertain
Bogaerts → sting → Rockies
Shows you how hard this game is.”
asserted
game → show → you
Bogaerts’ memorable day at the plate started with a homer and an RBI triple in a seven-run second inning.
asserted
day → start → inning
He followed with a ground-rule double in the fourth.
asserted
He → follow → fourth
All he needed was that base hit, of which he has 1,306 in his career.
asserted
he → need → career
He watched a cutter from Zach Agnos go by for strike three in the sixth and then couldn’t catch up to a four-seam fastball off reliever Jordan Romano in the ninth.
asserted
cutter → watch → ninth
Bogaerts is the first San Diego player to fall a single shy of the cycle since Tommy Medica on May 28, 2014, according to the team.
uncertain
Bogaerts → fall → team
“They pitched me tough,” Bogaerts said.
asserted
Bogaerts → pitch → me
“They seemed they didn’t want me to get it.”
asserted
me → seem → it
This is as likely of place as any for a cycle to occur.
asserted
cycle → occur → any
Fenway has been around since 1912 while Coors Field opened in 1995.
asserted
Field → open → 1995
“I never got one at Fenway, either,” cracked Bogaerts, who started his career with the Red Sox.
asserted
who → get → Sox
Bogaerts hit his first homer since Aug. 14 and his first triple since July 27, 2024 — in the same inning.
asserted
Bogaerts → hit → inning
“We were pulling really hard for him,” said manager Craig Stammen, whose team moved four games ahead of Arizona for the last National League wild-card spot.
asserted
team → pull → spot
It’s certainly exclusive territory.
asserted
It → ’ → ?
Matt Kemp had the first cycle in Padres history on Aug. 14, 2015, at Coors Field.
asserted
Kemp → have → Field
Wil Myers joined him in the club with another at Coors Field on April 10, 2017.
asserted
Myers → join → April
Jake Cronenworth added his name to the list with a cycle on July 16, 2021, not at Coors Field, but at Washington.
asserted
Cronenworth → add → Washington
So, just for argument’s sake, if he would’ve hit one in the gap, might he have stopped at first?
uncertain
he → hit → gap
“Listen, I thought about it, and I think I would have held up.
asserted
I → listen → it
I might’ve held up,” Bogaerts said.
uncertain
Bogaerts → hold → ?
Yeah, I was going to pull up.”
asserted
I → go → ?
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