Shot heard round the world
#Shot heard round the world plus#
“For 50,000 plus to be screaming, jumping up and down on their feet in excitement, it’s something you don’t forget,” said Turner, who has a Dodgers’ record 13 career postseason homers and is consistently money in October. There was Magic Johnson waving a blue towel next to the Dodgers’ dugout.
There was the Washington Nationals’ Juan Soto leading cheers from behind home plate while wearing a throwback Trea Turner jersey. There was Russell Westbrook leading cheers on the scoreboard.
On a night filled with twists and turns and breaths constantly being held throughout the city, the only constant was the emotion pouring through Chavez Ravine, fans letting loose long-awaited playoff screams accompanied by star-studded guests. “To get through an elimination game, it took our entire roster to get through it, so hats off to the players, coming up in big spots.
#Shot heard round the world series#
Dodgers things.Įven as the game sputtered along in a tie, did anybody really doubt the defending World Series champions weren’t going to pull this off? Can anybody reasonably doubt that this win could springboard them to a second consecutive title? “I was trying to keep things small, think small, big things happens.” “Honestly, I was just trying to hit a single, not trying to do too much, and he gave me a good slider to hit and I was able to get it up in the air,” said Taylor. Then, on a one-and-one pitch to Taylor - who began the plate appearance with a wild swing - Bellinger stole second. McFarland took the mound in the bottom of the ninth and, with two out, inexplicably walked the. With the crowd wailing to “Seven Nation Army,” T.J. Then, after running the count to 3-and-1 against Tyler O’Neill and watching a sure double fall a few feet foul in the right-field corner, Jansen struck out O’Neill on a 93-mph cutter. But Jansen, fighting to restore his October mojo, struck out Paul Goldschmidt looking. In the top of the ninth, the Cardinals put the go-ahead run on second base with one out against Kenley Jansen after Tommy Edman singled and stole second. The moment was actually staged in the top of the ninth, with the game tied 1-1 after the Cardinals scored in the first inning on Max Scherzer's wild pitch and the Dodgers countered in the fourth on Justin Turner's homer.Īfter seemingly endless scoreless innings filled with broken bats and missed chances, like two heavyweights swinging it out the final round, both teams took their finals shots. “I’ll be able to look back at this for the rest of my life.” “These are one of the moments you dream about and live for,” said Taylor. Just another night with wild, wonderful October Dodgers. It’s happening.”Ī small gathering of fans who collected in the field-level seats above the Dodgers dugout ended the night with a chant. “One of the greatest rivalries in sports. “It’s what baseball wants,” said manager Dave Roberts. It’s taken 2,535 games, but finally they will duel in playoff October when they begin a best-of-five National League Division Series on Friday at San Francisco’s Oracle Park.Īll this, 70 years after Bobby Thomson’s infamous “Shot Heard ’Round The World” gave the Giants a pennant-winning playoff victory over the Dodgers.Īll this, after Taylor’s shot heard ’round the Ravine. Yes, it’s really happening, with this victory, the Dodgers will now meet those gawd-awful San Francisco Giants in a true postseason series - not a regular-season playoff series - for the first time in the teams’ 131-year rivalry. One clap for each win required to win the upcoming series of a lifetime. His three claps as he rounded first base counted it. He’s been waiting his entire six-year career for a hit like it. They’ve been waiting two years to fill the stadium for a moment like this. Louis Cardinals’ Alex Reyes into the mass of dancing humanity in left field for a two-run home run to break a lengthy 1-all tie and give the Dodgers a 3-1 victory. 121 September average, Taylor desperately drove a ninth-inning, two-out pitch from the St. In a wild walk-off ending to a wild National League wild-card game, moments after taking a wild whiff befitting of his.