PHOENIX AP - San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller was bringing the heat on Tuesday night.
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned the favor.
Gurriel crushed a 103.9 mph fastball from Miller into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the eighth inning, tying the game at 5-all. It was the hardest hit pitch for a homer since MLB started pitch tracking in 2008.
"It's something that just happened," Gurriel said through a translator. "It's not that easy."
It was part of a two-homer night for Gurriel. The veteran also hit a two-run shot in the first inning.