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Fun with exit velocity: Daniel Palka and Avisail Garcia hit some huge homers

In the sixth inning Tuesday night at Cincinnati, Avisaíl García and Daniel Palka hit back-to-back home runs off Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani.

García’s blast came off the bat at 112.5 mph, while Palka’s traveled at 111.4 mph. (Check out the home runs in the video above)

Those two home runs rank in the top 13 in terms of exit velocity among all White Sox home runs this season. And they came in consecutive at-bats.

García added a second home run in the ninth inning to knot the game at eight… and it sailed into the stands even faster (113.