With no outs in the ninth inning, the Royals down 5-3, Kyle Isbel singled to lead off, bringing back the top of the order. Mike Yastrzemski, who hit ANOTHER leadoff homer in the first inning, was up to bat as the tying run. The crowd was pretty loud. The stage was set for a dramatic comeback.

Yaz took three pitches to work the count to 3-0, and it felt like the Tigers pitcher, Will Vest, did not want any part of him, even with Bobby Witt Jr up next. Yaz had the platoon advantage I guess. But, in typical pitcher fashion, Vest did throw a strike on the 3-0 count. It was a middle-inside fastball, the kind of pitch that lefties usually can’t resist. Yaz put a swing on it. Maybe it was a bad idea to swing, I don’t know, but it was a pretty juicy-looking pitch.

Unfortunately, the results were

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