There are hot starts and there are HOT starts.
On Wednesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers OF Cody Bellinger was not only HOT in the first inning of his game against the St. Louis Cardinals, he all-time HOT.
During the first inning of the game, Bellinger drove in a whopping six runs, which tied a Major League record for RBIs in the first inning.
Bellinger joins Bob Johnson (1937), Matt Stairs (1996), Bobby Abreau (2006), and David Ortiz (200).
Cody Bellinger drove in six runs in the first inning for the @Dodgers last night, matching the #MLB record for most first-inning RBIs in a game, joining Bob Johnson (1937), Matt Stairs (1996), Bobby Abreu (2006) and David Ortiz (2008). (MLB started keeping track of RBIs in 1920.) pic.twitter.com/zXQ2vAvVvu
— Elias Sports Bureau (@EliasSports) June 3, 2021