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Dramatism took over the stadium of Los Angeles Dodgers the night of Friday with a ninth inning in which Albert Pujols seemed to become the hero of a cartwheel win against The San Francisco Giants , only to end up being the victim of a wonderful catch that robbed him of a home run when the Dodgers and his fans were already starting to celebrate.
Mike Tauchman is the name of the Giants left fielder who ran backwards, jumped with perfect timing, and then caught the ball as it flew over the fence while Albert Pujols watched the flight of his cannon shot, although not totally sure that he had enough dynamite.
A fantasy play that saved the Giants and sent the game into extra innings with a score of 5-5.
Oh my god Albert Pujols was THIS close to Walking it Off! Mike Tauchman is an DOG! 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/cUVm28 oYBt
– Jose Bouquett (@josebouquett) May 29, 2021
Air Tauchman 29. pic.twitter.com/evQStqh4aM
– SFGiants (@SFGiants) May 29, 2021
The move left the Dodgers pulling their hair in disbelief and came with two outs at the close of the ninth inning just moments after the Dodgers tied with a Austin Barnes three-run homer .
BARNESY! pic.twitter.com/HnxhMKVb6D
– Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 29, 2021
The Giants attacked reliever Kenley Jansen in the 10th inning, scoring three runs to clinch the 8-5 win to even the four-game series between bitter rivals California 1-1.
As for Pujols, who last weekend gave a bat to a child at the San Francisco stadium in a simple but unforgettable detail, this time he did not There is no choice but to take your hat off to Tauchman.
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