The recruit of the navy, Harry Ford, delivered his first starting moment of the major league before he even recorded his first safe blow in the big leagues.
The recent Callup came with a fly of sacrifice with a pinch in the 12th round to crown a wild victory of 7-6 against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday evening.
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The victory puts the square sailors with the Astros of Houston at the top of the Al West.
Victory was the sixth consequence for Seattle and the second consecutive consequence of additional fashion in the sleeve after Leo Rivas led the winning home run in a 4-2 victory against the cardinals on Wednesday at 13. It was a surprise, since it was the second rivas circuit of his career.
But Thursday’s arrival came from an even less likely hero of Ford, than the navies called when the lists developed in early September. The former first round choice was mainly caused as a bench emergency receiver.
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But he found himself in a critical situation by complete circumstances Thursday, when he was essentially the last player of the team available on the bench to strike for what was at that time, the place of the launcher in alignment due to a series of defensive substitutions carried out in additional sleeves.
Suddenly, the 22-year-old was heading for the plate for his third major league in bats with the loaded bases and without withdrawal in an equality 6-6. He wasted no time, striking the first throw he saw of Sammy Peralta just deep enough in the right field so that Jorge Polanco Tague and brand of third. The celebration ensued.
Officially, Ford is now 0 for 3 with a product point to start his MLB career. The RBI is a big one, and it was as surprised as anyone who has the opportunity.
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“Honestly, I was preparing to pinch run,” Ford told The Root Sports Broadcast after the match. “I didn’t think I was going to hit but they told me I was going to arrive and I said to myself:” Let’s do it. “”
It was an appropriate finish to a game that had all kinds of twists and turns. Seattle took an advance of 4-0 in the second round, but bats were cold after that while the Angeles moved away from the deficit.
A solo circuit of Mike Trout in fifth is equal to 4-4, and this score was held until the single RBI of Taylor Ward gave the angels their first advance of the match, 5-4, in 11th round. The navies matched at the bottom of the 11th when the single of JP Crawford led to the liaison race.
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The one once again plated a green light race in the 12th, putting pressure on the navy to follow the pace in the lower half. Polanco quickly equaled it to 6-6 with a double head to mark the automatic runner. The angels intentionally traveled Eugenio Suárez and Victor Robles went on board with a base to load the bases, preparing the land for Ford.
Seattle and Houston are now deadlocked with 15 games to do. The teams compete for three games in Houston from September 19 to 21 in a series which seems to have decided to the crown of the division.
