ARLINGTON, Texas -- Tampa Bay Rays rookie Randy Arozarena became the first player to hit nine home runs in a single postseason after taking Los Angeles Dodgers starter Julio Urias deep to right field in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night.
Arozarena, 25, already holds the rookie hit record for a single postseason, set in Game 3, while breaking a four-way tie for most home runs.
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager also homered in Game 4 and has eight this postseason.
Arozarena later scored the winning run on Brett Phillips' walk-off single, as the Rays beat the Dodgers 8-7 in Game 4 to even the World Series at two games apiece.
Arozarena actually fell down rounding third base, but after Dodgers catcher Will Smith couldn't handle the relay throw, the Rays' rookie was able to make it home with the winning run.
"All I was thinking about was just running hard," Arozarena said through an interpreter. "Running hard as I could. Once I got to a certain spot, I saw that the ball got bobbled. I got sent home. I tripped. ... I was actually trying to get back to third base because I knew we had already tied the game so, if anything, I was just trying to get in a rundown. Then, I saw the ball get past him, so I turned around and scored."
Arozarena also holds the record for total bases in a single postseason. He singled to lead off the sixth inning Saturday night, tying Pablo Sandoval for most hits by any player in one postseason.
The 2020 playoffs featured an extra round, meaning Arozarena is playing in his 18th playoff game already.
Nelson Cruz, Carlos Beltran and Barry Bonds are the three other players -- along with Seager -- to hit eight home runs in a single postseason.
