UPI.com reports:
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Astrides Aquino continues to be on fire to start his career, hitting a record eight home runs in his first 12 Major League Baseball games.
Aquino made his MLB debut Aug. 1. He went deep for an eighth time during the Reds' 7-6 loss to the Washington Nationals Monday at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
"I wanted to go out there and do my job the best that I can do," Aquino told reporters. "[I wanted to] try to compete and do my best."
Aquino, 25, is now hitting .429 with eight homers and 16 RBIs this season. He went 1-for-4 with two RBIs, two strikeouts and a run scored in Monday's loss.
"A lot of us say we've never seen anything like it, and that would explain it: It's never happened before," Reds manager David Bell said. "We've been talking about him now. The great thing is, with the success, just the way he is handling it, his maturity level and he's handling it with a lot of poise.
We believe in him and believe he's going to keep going. We're going to need him to. It has been fun to watch for everyone."
The Reds took an early lead Monday when Jesse Winker led off the game with his 16th home run of the season. But the Nationals answered with three runs in the bottom of the opening inning. Jose Iglesias plated Tucker Barnhart in the top fo the second inning to close the Reds' gap to one run.
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