Lourdes Gurriel Jr. of the Diamondbacks sent one into the seats for a two-run homer off a 103.9 mph pitch from the newest Padres reliever, Mason Miller, in the eighth inning of Arizona’s 10-5 loss. His home run was a record-breaker as it was the fastest pitch ever hit for a home run in the Statcast era (since 2015).

Arizona outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. crushed a 103.9 mph fastball from San Diego's Mason Miller into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the eighth inning Tuesday night, the hardest-hit pitch for a homer since MLB started pitch tracking in 2008.

But no pitcher is invincible no matter how hard he throws. And Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. proved just that on Tuesday night when he tied the game in the eighth inning by crushing Miller's 103.9 mph fastball for a two-run homer.

In the eighth inning Tuesday night, Arizona Diamondbacks designated hitter Lourdes Gurriel Jr. turned around on a fastball by the San Diego Padres' Mason Miller and delivered a game-tying home run. Miller reached 103.9 mph on the radar gun, making it the fastest pitch since at least 2008 to result in a homer, per MLB.com's Sarah Langs.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. made history on Tuesday night when his game-tying two-run home run for the Diamondbacks etched his name into the record books. In a moment that electrified the stadium, Gurriel Jr.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had not gone deep in over a full month. He broke that streak with a first-inning homer off starter Yu Darvish. But that wouldn't be his ultimate highlight. Sta