Vladimir Guerrero Jr. goes 4-for-4, hits walk-off homer

May 21 (UPI) -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. showed why he is one of baseball's top prospects, posting a 4-for-4 performance with a walk-off home run against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

Guerrero -- the son of MLB Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero -- hit the long ball in the bottom of the seventh inning of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats' 6-5 victory over Binghamton at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester, N.H., Sunday.

The Double-A Fisher Cats trailed 5-3 entering the final frame. Fisher Cats star Bo Bichette hit an RBI double to close the gap to 5-4.

Guerrero then walked up to the plate to face Rumble Ponies pitcher Tyler Bashlor. The right-handed New York Mets prospect tossed in a called strike before Guerrero turned on his second offering, knocking it deep to center field for a two-run homer.

Guerrero is now hitting .423 on the season, with eight home runs and 45 RBIs. He went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored in Sunday's win.

The Rumble Ponies got revenge in the second game of Sunday's double-header, beating the Fisher Cats 10-8.

The Fisher Cats rank second in the Eastern League Eastern division standings at 25-16. The Rumble Ponies rank fourth with a 22-20 mark. New Hampshire leads the league with a .274 team batting average.