Taylor Davis first MLB HR is a game-tying grand slam, a breakdown
What Happened
With the Chicago Cubs trailing the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 in the bottom of the 4th inning, catcher Taylor Davis steps up to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. The Cardinals have intentionally walked the previous batter, Anthony Rizzo, to set up the double play against the relatively unknown Davis. As right-hander Dakota Hudson delivers a fastball, Davis unloads and crushes the ball deep to left field. The crowd erupts as the ball sails over the wall for a game-tying grand slam - the first home run of Taylor Davis' major league career. As Davis rounds the bases, the young fan in the bleachers makes a great catch with his bare hand. Excited by the big moment, the fan enthusiastically throws the ball back onto the field, much to the confusion and dismay of those around him. "Look at him, why did he throw that back?" one fan asks in disbelief. Davis reaches home plate and is mobbed by his jubilant Cubs teammates, celebrating the dramatic turn of events. "That's about as exciting as a first career home run can be," the announcer exclaims. "Game-tying grand slam!" Davis, still wearing his catcher's gear, heads back to the dugout, a proud smile across his face. "My favorite thing about catchers hitting a home run is they just have to go back in the dugout, put their equipment on - very blue-collar worker-esque," the announcer notes. The game-tying blast from Taylor Davis has completely shifted the momentum in this NL Central rivalry matchup. With the score now knotted at 4-4, the Cubs have new life and a chance to complete the comeback against the division-leading Cardinals. For Davis, this will undoubtedly be a moment he cherishes forever - the first home run of his MLB career and a dramatic game-tying grand slam to boot.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentall right let's see if there's anything
exciting going on in the Cubs game
they're down four runs and the bottom of
the fourth cuz you Darvish is having a
bad game
they just bunted over the two guys in
scoring position so the Cardinals say
yeah let's just intentionally walk
shorebird put the double play in effect
and we'll pitch to this new guy taylor
davis who doesn't have an MLB hit yet
that'll be a great strategy this will
work out for us and everything will be
gold and here we go let's just throw it
get me over fastball of this schlub oh
[ __ ] ba-bam
get off me get out of here and this kid
in the bleachers actually makes a hell
of a grab sticks his hand out and it
goes right into his palm and he sticks
it exciting and then he's all just like
a drunk crazy person and throws it back
no one understands why you'd throw it
back that that's worth something you
could have trade it in but look at these
crazy lunatics ah ha ha ha proud I was
awesome and everyone else around them
it's like look at him
why do you throw it back these guys
can't figure it out why'd he throw that
ball back she's like uh he threw it back
yeah they're like dad why'd he throw
that back I don't know they're [ __ ]
ham back there this guy's like dude you
shouldn't have thrown that back because
like I don't care I'm just giving high
fives
Taylor Davis's cheese and though because
he is excited that's about as exciting
as a first career homerun can be game
tying grand slam jumps a first pitch
fastball he's pumped up gonna go
celebrate with the teammates my favorite
thing about catchers hitting a home run
is they just have to go back in the
dugout put their equipment on very
blue-collar worker ask talking to this
guy who's like alright I know you're
excited because that was very exciting
but let's figure out how we're gonna get
Darvish to these next couple innings