Tuesday April 29th, 2025 3:49AM

Giles ties records with 4 doubles

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MONTREAL - Atlanta Braves second baseman Marcus Giles doubled in his first four at-bats Sunday, tying major league records for doubles in a game and consecutive doubles in one game.<br> <br> Giles doubled off the top of the center-field wall in the first, hit an RBI double to center in the second and a hard grounder past Montreal Expos third baseman Jose Macias in the fourth.<br> <br> Giles hit his second RBI double in the fifth on a drive to the left-field corner, becoming the first NL player to hit four consecutive doubles in a game since Chicago&#39;s Billy Williams on April 9, 1969.<br> <br> All four doubles came off Expos starter Tomo Ohka. Giles, who leads the team with 35 doubles this season, struck out in the seventh against Julio Manon.<br> <br> It is the 43rd time in major league history a player has hit four doubles in a game, and the first time in the NL since Houston&#39;s Jeff Bagwell did it on June 14, 1996.<br> <br> Kansas City&#39;s Johnny Damon and Toronto&#39;s Shannon Stewart each hit four doubles on July 18, 2000, the last time the feat was accomplished in the AL.
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