WATCH: Anthony Rizzo blisters first-pitch home run 409 feet

Anthony Rizzo's first home run of the season was lined out of PNC Park in a flash.

by Cole Little - Senior Writer - Thu Apr 08 16:16:46 GMT-04:00 2021

PITTSBURGH — Swinging at the first pitch of his eighth-inning at-bat, Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo recorded his first home run of the season with a solo shot that flew out in a hurry. The dinger at PNC Park provided the Cubs with an insurance run against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.

Reliever Sam Howard got tagged on a 93.3-mph four-seam fastball, with Rizzo smoking the pitch out to right-center. The lined shot, which placed the Cubs up 4-2, left the yard sporting an exit velocity of 109.8 mph. It served as the Cubs' third homer of the ballgame.

First home run of the year for @ARizzo44! #TeamRizzo #CubTogether pic.twitter.com/8kbmG3NrDf
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 8, 2021

#Cubs 4 @ #Pirates 2 [T8-1o]:

Anthony Rizzo homers (1): line drive to RCF (solo)

Hit: 409ft, 109.8mph, 21°??

Pitch: 93.3mph Four-Seam Fastball (LHP Sam Howard, 2)
— Home Run Tracker (@DingerTracker) April 8, 2021