Giants top pick Joey Bart homers twice, drives in four in Salem-Keizer debut

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After six games with the Giants' rookie-level team in Arizona, Joey Bart was ready for short-season ball.

And he proved it Wednesday night in Salem, Oregon.

Making his debut for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Bart drove in a run in the first inning against the Hillsboro Hops with a fielder's choice.

In his second at-bat, Bart provided the fireworks as he crushed his first professional home run, a two-run shot to left field.

Bart single in the bottom of the fourth, but base runner Diego Rincones was cut down at the plate to end the inning.

Salem-Keizer scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth, but Bart grounded out to second base to end the inning.

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But Bart wasn't done, though. Coming to the plate for the fifth time in the bottom of the eighth, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft homered to right field, his second of the night. That shot gave Salem-Keizer a 15-1 lead.

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Bart finished the night 3-for-5 with two homers, four RBI and two runs scored. 

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