Ludwick avenges the hit-by-pitch crew and wins the game for the Reds, a breakdown
What Happened
In the top of the sixth inning on July 24, 2014, the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates are locked in a tight 1-1 game at PNC Park. With two outs, Reds first baseman Joey Votto is hit by a pitch from Pirates pitcher Vance Worley to lead off the inning. Second baseman Brandon Phillips then grounds out, advancing Votto to second base. Next, outfielder Jay Bruce steps to the plate for the Reds and strikes out swinging, leaving Votto in scoring position with two outs. Up comes third baseman Todd Frazier, who is 1-for-2 with a double in the game so far. Frazier takes the first pitch, then ropes the second offering from Worley, also getting hit by the pitch and reaching base. With two Reds batters now having been hit by pitches in the inning, outfielder Ryan Ludwick strides to the plate. Ludwick had previously been hit by a pitch earlier in the game, so he's out for a bit of revenge on behalf of the "hit-by-pitch crew." On the first pitch from Worley, Ludwick crushes a ball to the gap in right-center field. Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen races over and makes a diving attempt, but the ball gets past him and rolls to the wall. Both Votto and Frazier come around to score, giving the Reds a 3-1 lead. Ludwick slides into second base with a two-run double, pumping his fist in celebration. The Reds' dugout erupts, happy to see their teammate avenge the earlier hit-by-pitches. In the stands, a woman in a bright pink purse watches the action unfold, no doubt thrilled by the Reds' comeback. The 3-1 score would hold up as the final, with the Reds securing the victory. Ludwick's heroics in the sixth inning proved to be the difference, as the Reds avenged their earlier plunkings and emerged victorious in the NL Central matchup.
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breakdown i tweeted out give me a random
date
2013 to 2020 random inning and a random
number of
outs leo martinez at lonzio
he was the first one to reply with all
the proper criteria july
24th 2014 top of the sixth inning and
two outs
so i took that information i went to
baseball reference i found
every game played on that date and i
searched for a top of the sixth inning
that had some action mets no cubs
diamondbacks no
royals indians no white sox detroit one
run keep it in the back of the brain
houston a's
no phillies dodgers no cardinals mats
no reds pirates ooh two runs ooh
the final score was two to one in this
game so those two runs
loomed large let's go to youtube find
the game cincy at pitt
april 24th 2014. here's the game now we
gotta find
the sixth inning see what happened click
around
stumble upon it thank you leo for this
perfect find
let's uh come on find the spot find the
spot click it around here we go
compton compton pitching he hits vado is
it
compton i'm not familiar with this
picture he hits votto on the sleeve to
open the inning
there's a base runner right there next
up brandon phillips grounds out moves
the runner over gets himself out then
jay bruce comes up he strikes one strike
two
strike three jay bruce so now we are at
the position
that leo told us to be at july 24th 2014
top six two outs my man todd frazier
steps
up to the dish let's see he's one for
two with a double in this game the first
pitch beautiful pittsburgh skyline
second pitch
gets hit so the the two base runners
have both been hit by pitch how about
this how about
this look at this lady i mean is she
famous
if she's not famous she's famous in her
local town
oh my god the pink purse to match behind
her
wow quite the getup probably a big reba
fan
all right july 24th 2014 top six two
outs we're still there
and now ryan ludwig steps up to the
plate and check this out
he had been hit by a pitch earlier in
this very game
so you got two guys on base that have
been hit by pitch and you got a guy in
the box that says i know how you guys
feel
i got hit earlier i will avenge all of
us first pitch
splits the gap mccutcheon tracks it down
it hits the thing
it's uh to the wall kutch throws it in
two runners score
ludwick is on second hit by pitch gang
they ha they're happy with each other
look at that just a nice pretty swing
lady in pink flashes behind us hustling
in
for the double saying hey pirates stop
hitting us
which i think is something that a lot of
people have said
a lot of people have said from like 2010
to 2020. ludwig hero of the game he wins
grab bag
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