Pops homer Friday Higashioka went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an RBI double and two total runs scored in Friday's 7-0 win over the Mets. Impact Over his previous nine games, Higashioka had gone just 3-for-24 (.125) with two RBI. The catcher made a bigger impact in this series-opening game, hitting his homer in the second inning and plating another run in the third with his second double in three contests. Higashioka is up to a .226/.271/.516 slash line with 15 homers, seven doubles, 42 RBI, 24 runs scored and one stolen base over 200 plate appearances this season.
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