WATCH: First MLB hit a pinch-hit HR for Encarnacion-Strand

CINCINNATI — Christian Encarnacion-Strand’s first major league hit was a pinch-hit, three-run homer that gave the Cincinnati Reds an 8-7 lead against the San Francisco Giants in the fifth inning Tuesday night.

The Reds promoted Encarnacion-Strand on Monday and he went 0 for 3 in his big league debut, a game that was suspended because of rain and completed on Tuesday.

PINCH-HIT, GO-AHEAD, UPPER DECK BOMB FOR HIS FIRST BIG LEAGUE HOMER pic.twitter.com/az8QK0xjRP
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 19, 2023

In Tuesday’s second game, Encarnacion-Strand entered for Jake Fraley in the fifth and launched an 0-2 slider from Mauricio Llovero 426 feet into the second deck in left field.

The Reds called up Encarnacion-Strand in hopes of sparking their offense. He hit .331 with 21 doubles, 20 homers and 62 RBIs with a 1.042 OPS in 67 games this year for Triple-A Louisville.

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