It started out innocently enough. With the bases loaded in the top of the second inning, the Volts' Danieca Coffey swung at a two-strike offering and hit a slow tapper back to Bandits pitcher Emiley Kennedy.

FORT DODGE (KWWL)--Cedar Falls -- playing in this game for the first time ever -- came out swinging -- Bags juiced in the first for Amanda Finck -- and there it goes -- the junior blasts a first inning grand slam -- Tigers led Southeast Polk 4, nothing -- just four batters into the game.

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Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam in the first inning, Elias Díaz also homered and the San Diego Padres routed the Washington Nationals 8-1 on Sunday. Bogaerts hit the first pitch he saw from MacKenzie Gore (4-9) into the seats in left for his sixth homer of the season and eighth career grand slam.

A high-scoring offense, particularly one that crushes home runs, has a way of putting Wite-Out on a team’s problems. Exhibit A: the Yankees.

Kyle Schwarber belted a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning to vault the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 home win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.