Major League Baseball’s Wild Card format is a flip of the coin. Sometimes you simply call it right.
On Wednesday night at Chavez Ravine …
Major League Baseball’s Wild Card format is a flip of the coin. Sometimes you simply call it right. On Wednesday night at Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles, the Dodgers guessed right — on more than one occasion. In a Wild Card game that will be remembered for years to come, Dodger Chris Taylor launched a two-out, two-run, walk-off home run to send LA to the NLDS with a 3-1 win over the Cardinals. Taylor-made ending. pic.twitter.com/sQviI5S0fr MLB (@MLB) October 7,2021 “These are the types of moments that you dream about and live for,” Taylor said. “To be able to look back on this for the rest of my life, I just feel fortunate that I was able to come through in that spot.” It was the first elimination game walk-off home run since 2016 when Edwin Encarnacion did it for the Blue Jays in the AL Wild Card Game. Taylor — who struggled over the last month of the regular season — wasn’t in the starting lineup Wednesday, entering the game in the seventh inning. “The game honors you,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He wanted to be in there tonight, but he was ready when called upon.” While Taylor rightfully will be remembered as the hero of the game, it was two Dodger staples that kept the season alive for the 106-win Wild Card team. Roberts’ decision to pull starting pitcher Max Scherzer after 4 ⅓ innings was questioned at the time, including by Scherzer who didn’t appear to easily give up the ball on the mound.
