Chad Billingsley increased his career home run total by 50 percent with one swing of the bat Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.
Ok, that was a complete troll stat. After all, Billinglsey, a pitcher, only had two career homers before sneaking a ball into the netting of the left field foul pole in the bottom of the third inning off the Mets' Bartolo Colon.
It was a nice moment for a guy who's making a comeback to the league after injuries forced him out of it for two years, and a forgettable moment for Mr. Colon. Which is fine, he's got plenty of those:
The rest of the afternoon did not go as well for Billinglsey:
The Mets had the last laugh, winning 7-4 and taking two out of three games in the weekend series.