 He became the first Pirates player to have a four-hit game early in his first few games when he went 4-for-5 in his second major league game on September 15, .No other Pirates player would accomplish this feat until Brock Holt on September 4, .Merson was the first player in Major League history to have ten RBIs in their first five games, a feat equalled only by Danny Espinosa in 2010 and Yasiel Puig in 2013.