Tauchman robs Pujols of walk off home run, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the ninth inning of a close game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers are trailing by one run. Los Angeles first baseman Justin Turner reaches base on an infield single, and the Dodgers have a chance to tie or win the game in their final at-bat. The next batter is veteran slugger Albert Pujols, who is just one walk-off home run away from tying the all-time record. Pujols steps to the plate against Giants reliever Dominic Leone, and the crowd at Dodger Stadium holds its breath in anticipation. Leone delivers the 1-2 pitch, and Pujols connects, sending a towering fly ball deep to left field. As the ball sails toward the wall, Giants left fielder Mike Tauchman reads the trajectory and positions himself, leaping high and reaching over the fence to make an incredible catch, robbing Pujols of a walk-off home run. The Dodger players and fans erupt in disbelief, with many thinking the ball had cleared the wall. Pujols, dejected, can only watch as Tauchman celebrates the game-saving play. The Giants go on to win the game in extra innings, making Tauchman's catch even more valuable. The two teams are fierce National League West rivals, and this dramatic finish adds another chapter to their ongoing battle. Both Tauchman and Pujols have been traded from American League teams to their current NL clubs, heightening the significance of this moment in the developing rivalry. As the Dodger fans try to process the heartbreaking turn of events, the Giants players and coaches congratulate Tauchman on his clutch defensive play. The young outfielder has made his mark on the rivalry, and his game-saving catch will be long remembered by fans of both teams.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe dodgers and the giants had a doozy
of a ninth inning the other day
i missed it when it happened i'm late to
this one but it's still good stuff so
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turner's going to take this 1-2 pitch
from roger send it right back where he
came from call himself safe
he's on first base but uh oh inning
ending double play
no it eats dubon up could have ended the
game maybe that leads to a big
game-tying home run in the bottom of the
ninth for the dodgers
something to note here the left fielder
mike talkman gets a line on it
he reads it but it's over the wall but
he had it
hard swallow from rogers bunch of pat on
the heads from the dodgers now an
intense stare
and pujols is up pulse is one
walk-off home run away from tying the
record
for most walk-off home runs jim tome has
13
he's got 12 right now he's going to take
that pitch down the middle
0-1 next pitch in the zone fouled off
ooh lays off that one 1-2
gonna foul that one off the 1-2 pitch to
albert
and there it is number 13 dodgers come
back to win it
no they don't incredible
game-saving robbing home run from
talkman who finds himself
in a position of comfort and just keeps
that one leg
up for everyone to see why put it down
when you're looking good feeling good
pulls like oh no
wow rogers loves it much different than
his reaction to the home run that went
over the wall
look at all the dodgers fans i mean a
lot of people were already
up so we can't really play first people
up but everyone
thought this was gone including the
players including albert
they all got their hands up even after
it's
caught we still have a bunch of fans
who think it's gone like look at these
people everyone else is like oh no
and those two are still just celebrating
like crazy
really intense finish really fun game
the giants went on to win the game and
extras so makes the catch even that much
more valuable
talkman two dudes that got traded from
al teams to nl teams now part of this
rivalry
and making their mark on it this season
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