"When I hit the ball I thought it was a home run. When I saw it heading to the track, I thought the ball might not be gone so I started running hard and the ball didn't go out and I was able to hit an inside-the-park homer."
"It's the first time I've hit an inside-the-park-home run. It was very exciting, but at the same time I was very tired."
"The combination of rare feats produced some notable history: It was the first time a player hit (separately) a grand slam and an inside-the-park home run in the same game since 1958."
"So for me if you hit the ball and just jog around the bases [for a homer], that's better."
Wilyer Abreu significantly contributed to the Red Sox's 13-6 win by hitting two home runs, one being an inside-the-park homer. This marked the first inside-the-park HR for the team since 2018 and a grand slam for Abreu, making history as the first player since 1958 to achieve both feats in one game. Abreu expressed his excitement about the inside-the-park home run while acknowledging it was tiring. He indicated a preference for traditional home runs due to the ease of jogging around the bases.
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