Delgado blasts four homers for Blue Jays

He was the 15th player to hit four in a game as Toronto beat Tampa Bay.
TORONTO (AP) -- A pregame nap proved to be all Carlos Delgado needed.
The Toronto slugger took cold medicine and a quick snooze, then became the 15th player to hit four home runs in a game when he connected in every at-bat during a 10-8 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday night.
Delgado said he wasn't feeling good before the game and took antibiotics.
"I forgot about it," Delgado said. "I took a little nap before the game. You can't predict what's going to happen in a baseball game. It's definitely the best day in my baseball career."
First was 300th
Delgado, whose first homer was the 300th of his career, was the first player to homer four times in a game since former Toronto teammate Shawn Green did it for Los Angeles on May 23, 2002, against Milwaukee.
Delgado was the fifth AL player to homer four times, the first since Mike Cameron for Seattle on May 2, 2002, against the Chicago White Sox.
Lou Gehrig, Rocky Colavito and Pat Seerey also did it in the AL.
Delgado's record-tying shot came leading off the eighth inning, a long drive to center field that tied it at 8.
Delgado flipped his bat and his teammates threw up their arms when he connected on a 2-2 pitch from Lance Carter (7-5) to match the mark.
"I was pretty fired up. I'm not going to lie to you," Delgado said. "As you can tell with the bat flip. I didn't know what I was doing. I was on Cloud Nine out there and enjoying it."
Once Delgado returned to the dugout, he took off his helmet and acknowledged the cheers from the crowd of 13,408 at SkyDome.
"I can't think of any other way to explain it, it just kind of happened," he said. "It seems like everything you hit goes into the air and goes out. I wish I could do it more often."
The All-Star first baseman was the sixth player to homer in four straight at-bats in one game. Cameron also did it.
98th player to hit 300
Delgado became the 98th player to reach 300 career homers with a three-run shot off Jorge Sosa in the first inning.
The ball hit off Windows restaurant and bounced back into center field. Delgado asked for the ball as he rounded the bases.
Delgado's solo drive in the fourth gave Toronto a 4-1 lead, and he added another solo homer in the sixth off Joe Kennedy that tied it at 6.
Delgado finished his big night with another homer off of Windows restaurant. The six RBIs matched a career high and his 141 RBIs this season set a team record.