Across his six previous at-bats over the last four-plus hours, Arizona Diamondbacks’ RBI and Kofa senior shortstop Julio Reina hadn’t had the best luck.

He had struck out three times, finally breaking through with a hit in the bottom of the 12th, but was stranded.

With a runner on third and no outs in the bottom of the 14th inning, he finally got a chance to turn things around. Reina battled to a 2-2 count, fouling a ball down the third base line that nearly sent the Jackie Robinson Training Facility into raptures. He fouled off a second 2-2 opportunity over the backstop.

With a packed crowd clapping from anticipation, Reina smacked a hanging breaking ball into left field just beyond the reach of the Atlanta Braves’ RBI outfielder’s glove, bringing D-backs’ outfielder Juan Hernandez in

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