What a way to open The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches with some nifty pitching, clutch hitting, and a walk-off to save the game from tie for a Washington Nationals 4-3 win. They say there are no ties in baseball, but there are ties in spring training baseball.
The score was 3-3 with 2 outs in the 9th inning and seemed destined for a tie until Michael Taylor blasted a flyball to left field that had home run distance, and the only question was whether or not it was a fair ball for the walk-off. It was fair in terms of inside the “foul pole” for the walk-off winner, but not fair to the Houston Astros who ended up on the losing end of their first game on this field where they are the Nationals’ co-partners in this new baseball complex in West Palm Beach which is the finest facility in all of baseball. Continue reading
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