WATCH: Rizzo nails 20th homer of the season


Tony Crumpton Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor -

Chicago Cubs slugger Anthony Rizzo smacked a two-run homer in the fourth inning to put the Cubs up 3-0 on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The baseball traveled an estimated 391 feet and had an exit velocity of 107.2 MPH.

It is the third time in Rizzo's career that he has accumulated 20 dingers before the All-Star break. He is the third Cubs player in history joining Billy Williams and Ron Santo to hit with five, 20 homer seasons before the age of 28 according to ESPN.

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