Brewers come back in the 9th then walk it off in the 10th, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the ninth inning of the home opener, the Milwaukee Brewers trail the Minnesota Twins by 3 runs. Brewers pitcher Trevor Gott is on the mound, trying to hold the deficit and secure the win for the Twins. Gott records the first out, bringing the Brewers one step closer to defeat. However, the next Brewers batter, Rowdy Tellez, is hit by a pitch, reaching base and putting the tying run on. The umpires review the play and it's determined that the ball did indeed hit Tellez's hand, keeping him on first base. With one out and a runner on, Brewers manager Craig Counsell decides to pinch-hit MVP candidate Christian Yelich. Yelich steps to the plate, ready to make a difference. He takes a big swing at the first pitch but comes up empty. The next pitch, however, Yelich absolutely crushes, sending a deep fly ball to right field. Twins outfielder Max Kepler makes a valiant effort, but the ball eludes his glove, allowing two runs to score and tying the game at 3-3. The Twins finally record the second out, but the damage has been done. Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw then steps up and delivers a game-tying, two-run single, knotting the score at 3-3 and sending the game to extra innings. In the top of the 10th, the Twins put a runner on second base, as per the extra-inning rules. Brewers reliever Josh Hader, who was dominant in the previous inning, takes the mound. Twins outfielder Max Kepler hits a ground ball up the middle and Brewers speedster Tyrone Taylor scores the go-ahead run from second base, giving the Twins a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the 10th, the Brewers have their chance. Keston Hiura, the runner placed on second base, advances to third on a groundout. Pinch-hitter Omar Narváez then delivers the game-winning single, scoring Hiura and completing the Brewers' incredible comeback. The Brewers win 5-4 in a thrilling home opener.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentit's the home opener for the brewers and
they're down three runs in the bottom of
the ninth inning
three outs from columbia and the twins
win it on the road
and there's the first out two more outs
game over and now columbia throws a nice
pitch on the edge then this is my
favorite pitchy throws all
inning but then hit by pitch wang is on
first base did it hit his hand
did it hit the bat they went to replay
they said it hit enough of his hand
this is where things go downhill for
columbia you got one out man you're up
three runs
it's a ninth inning you don't need a
crazy double play to end the game
just one more at will suffice he should
have went to first
catcher should have been yelling at him
to go to first instead he throws the
ball to second try and get the double
play
pulls the guy off the bag so now you got
one out and two on
instead of two out and one on take the
easy out and look who's coming up
uh oh mr mvp takes that pitch swings big
at that one stays in the pose says why
didn't i hit that
really thought i should have next pitch
smokes it to right
kepler has a great beat on it but it
goes in and out of his glove and that
pushes one across look at this
it would have been amazing catch the
fact that he got to the ball is pretty
cool it's like a 15 percent chance
catch ability or whatever the term is
and now column is sweating a little bit
wipes off the brow looks around says uh
oh
but once again gets the out so we're
cool he's got a two run lead
he's strutting a little bit only one out
to go
and the brewers lose their home opener
and the twins win
travis shaw steps up to the plane and
says nah uh i'll just pop this
over there and score those two guys and
tie it up here
in the ninth then they get one more out
and kane is the last out he's got speed
and that's going to come into play
because in the 10th inning
the twins go with dobnak he got paid
recently and kane's on second cause he
made the last out
and now we got a base hit kepler keeps
him at first
keeps kane at second the new rules
though last out in the ninth
is the runner on second kane he kind of
stutter steps he gets to third
and now it's basically anything goes you
get a little chopper up the middle play
at home in the brew crew
walk it off they come back down three in
the ninth
one out away from losing and they end up
winning hater was
disgusting in his inning before this and
it's just a little dance celebration
garcia playing a little bit you can't
catch me you can't catch me all right
let's do a chest bump have some fun
enjoy this it's a good game to start the
season off
if you're the brewers not a good game to
start the season off
if you're the twins