Houston Astros’ Jake Meyers (6) celebrates after hitting a 3-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Houston Astros’ Jake Meyers (6) celebrates after hitting a 3-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Houston Astros’ Jake Meyers (6) slaps hands with Zach Dezenzo after Meyers hit a 3-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Houston Astros’ Jake Meyers (6) runs the bases after hitting a 3-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Houston Astros’ Yainer Diaz (21) scores on a triple from Jake Meyers during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Houston Astros’ Jake Meyers (6) celebrates after hitting a 3-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
CHICAGO (AP) 鈥 Jake Meyers felt it was his best game at the plate. At least he couldn’t remember a better one.
Not in the majors. Not in the minor leagues. Not in three seasons at the University of Nebraska, where he also pitched.
鈥淣ot that I can remember, not like this,鈥 Meyers said. 鈥淧retty cool.鈥
Meyers homered twice on his way to a career-high seven RBIs in an over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Batting ninth in the lineup, he went 4 for 4 and scored three times while matching a franchise record with 13 total bases.
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The 28-year-old Meyers began the day with a .262 batting average, no homers and six RBIs in 30 games this season.
鈥淭hat was an awesome day by Jake,鈥 manager Joe Espada said. 鈥淗e got some good pitches to hit and he didn鈥檛 miss 鈥檈m.
鈥淚 think Jake was seeing the ball well. He鈥檚 a hard worker. He goes through some stretches where he misses some of his fastballs and the pitches he handles.鈥
Meyers set career highs with 13 homers and 61 RBIs in 148 games last season, helping Houston win the AL West. He was selected by the Astros in the 13th round of the 2017 amateur draft.
He had his big day in Chicago with Yordan Alvarez sitting out because of right hand inflammation.
Meyers hit his first homer of the season on Davis Martin鈥檚 first pitch of the third. He tied it at 3 with a two-run triple with two out in the fourth, capping a 10-pitch at bat.
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Meyers鈥 three-run drive in the sixth off Penn Murfee put the Astros ahead to stay. Murfee, a right-hander, had just come in to face Meyers, who hits from the right side.
鈥淚t was awesome,鈥 Meyers said. 鈥淚t was a lot of fun.”
An RBI double to center in the eighth gave Meyers 13 total bases. He had no idea he was near the team record, most recently accomplished by Alvarez in Philadelphia last August.
鈥淚 was just trying to keep the rhythm of the game and trying to score some more runs,鈥 Meyers said.
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