The A's walk it off on a White Sox throwing error, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox are tied 2-2 in a close game. A's outfielder Chad Pinder steps up to the plate against White Sox reliever Jake Diekman. Pinder singles, reaching base and bringing the winning run to the plate for Oakland. Next, A's infielder Seth Brown steps in and fouls off the first pitch from Diekman. On the second offering, Brown hits a ground ball to the shortstop, who tries to make the play but misfires, throwing the ball away. The error allows Pinder to race around the bases, scoring the winning run and giving the Athletics a dramatic walk-off victory. "Pinder gets on base," the announcer describes. "Next up, the off-speed for strike one. Next pitch to the shortstop, he was a little playing over it, makes the throw - oh no!" The ball rolls into foul territory as Pinder slides into home plate, sparking a celebration on the field. "That's the walk-off, folks!" the announcer exclaims. "That's as exciting as it gets." A's outfielder Ramon Laureano rushes over to join the celebration, but has trouble finding who to douse with Gatorade. He ends up just tossing the cooler, soaking outfielder Robbie Grossman, who had been pinch-hit for earlier in the inning. "He couldn't figure out who to dump it on, so he just tosses it," the announcer says, as Grossman stands bewildered, taking off his sunglasses and surveying the chaotic celebration around him. Despite the unexpected Gatorade shower, the Athletics players revel in the dramatic come-from-behind victory to sweep the White Sox and start the second half of their season on a high note.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe A's were thrown for a bit of a loop
yesterday when they had to celebrate a
walk-off win via error all started off
when fry allowed this base hit tied at
two bottom nine this one is brought to
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gets on base
next up the off-speed for strike one
next pitch to the shortstop he was a
little playing over it makes two throw
oh no all that foul ground in Oakland
and that ball is gonna roll forever and
there's just no use Pender with the
pop-up slide you can see him change
gears right here always love when you
can see a runner change gears mid stride
he's gonna come home that's the walk off
folks that's as exciting as it gets they
don't even know he's like am I the hero
oh you guys are gonna celebrate with me
laureano comes over I don't know who's
on Gatorade duty but he couldn't figure
out who to dump it on so he just tosses
it goes all over Grossman who actually
got pinch-hit Pinder pinch-hit for
Grossman now he's wet he's just standing
there looking at himself like dammit man
am I the only one that got wet here it's
kind of sucks takes off the sunglasses
looks around Ezreal I okay cool
it's kind of a benign celebration but a
celebration nonetheless because who's
the hero here it's the White Sox and we
appreciate it
so the a say thank you they sweep the
White Sox to start the second half of
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