To make it all happen, Hernández simplified his approach, laying off three pitches around the outside corner as readied himself to shorten his swing. 'I wasn't trying to do too much,' he said. 'I knew with a base hit, I could tie the ballgame.'
If he had taken a big swing with two strikes, he would have probably punched [out],' manager Dave Roberts said afterward. 'But knowing all we needed was a base hit, and that there was 100 feet on the right side of the diamond that was wide open, he knew all he's got to do is hit th...
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