On July 1, 2009, Fuld recorded his first major league hit in his first major league start of the season and the second start of his career. Leading off the game Fuld hit a double against Virgil Vasquez of the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In the fourth inning Fuld made a sliding catch of a sinking liner ("see" video of Fuld's sliding catch robbing Vazquez of a hit), and in the fifth inning he fielded a single and threw out Jack Wilson at home ("see" video). "It was huge", said Cubs starter Randy Wells. "Sam Fuld, man, he gets to so many balls. He made a of a play throwing that guy out—the perfect throw." The following month, he crashed into the left field wall while making a sliding catch in a game against the Dodgers ("see" [http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=6229339 video of Fuld making wall-crashing catch).