Simulation: Cubs, Astros, and Tigers all walk it off on Tuesday night in a span of 4 minutes
Major League Baseball on Tuesday night felt like we were all living in a simulation with the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Chicago Cubs all delivering walk-off hits in a glorious four minute span.
That’s three different cities and three different baseball games. Wild.
It all started in Detroit, where Javier Báez decided he was tired of extra innings. With the Tigers trailing 9-7 in the bottom of the 11th at Comerica Park, Báez came to the plate with runners on the corners and nobody out.
First pitch? See ya.
Báez turned on it and crushed a walk-off three-run bomb into the Detroit night to complete the comeback over the Guardians. Classic El Mago chaos, and the Comerica faithful went nuts.
Detroit Tigers: Javier Báez walks it off in the 11th inning
Before Tigers fans could even finish high-fiving in the aisles, Isaac Paredes in Houston was teeing off. In a 1-1 nail-biter between the Astros and Royals, Paredes wasted no time leading off the bottom of the 9th.
He blasted a solo shot into the cozy Crawford Boxes at Daikin Park, sending the Houston crowd home happy and the Royals packing. Boom. Two walk-offs. Two minutes.
Houston Astros: Isaac Paredes walk-off home run
But wait — we weren’t done yet.
In Chicago, Justin Turner decided to get in on the action. The veteran hadn’t homered all season, but who needs the long ball when you can lace a game-winning double?
With the Cubs trailing the Marlins 4-3 in the bottom of the 9th, Turner smacked a two-run double down the left-field line at Wrigley, walking it off for a 5-4 win and capping the insane walk-off trifecta across the country.
Chicago Cubs: Justin Turner walk-off in the bottom of the 9th
Simulation: 3 walk-offs. Four minutes. Baseball is magic sometimes.
San Diego Padres: Fernando Tatis Jr. fashionably late to the party
Not about to be left out of the walk-off club, El Niño took matters into his own hands in the bottom of the 9th against the Angels.
He launched a two-run homer deep into the Petco Park night, giving the Padres a 6-4 win and adding an exclamation point to a night full of late-game fireworks.
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