2014-05-27 Orioles (Chen) at Brewers (Garza), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 7-6, 10 innings, on Gallardo's walkoff 2B]

[gregmag]

I give up. Baseball has beaten my brain.

[topper09er]

Looks like the last one of these endings was a walk-off squeeze by Glendon Rusch back in 2003 for us also

[BraunyBoy08]

If you haven't watched from the Orioles POV on MLB.tv do it.

[brwrsfan]

Just an immense win. This was shaping up to be one of the most frustrating losses I can remember. Seems like I had just finished cursing Roenicke out for putting the winning run on base when Showalter did the same. Not going to lie, I was more confident with Gallardo up to bat than I would have been with Falu or Herrera up.

 

The thing with Yo is that he's not a very good hitter...but he DOES have some power. While unlikely, there was the small threat of him actually connecting with one - something that Herrera and Falu really don't have.

[The stache]

If you haven't watched from the Orioles POV on MLB.tv do it.

 

Ooo, good idea. I need to do that.

[The stache]

Wow, Jim Hunter did not sound happy at all, lol. I especially like him reading the promo for tomorrow's game. "against Yovani Gallardo, the guy who just got the game winning hit".

 

That was great!

[AdvantageSchneider]

Does this mean Gallardo is ahead of Falu on the pinch hitting depth chart?

[Dead Simmons]

Congrats guys. A great win for the Brew Crew.

[AZBrewCrew]

Just watched the Orioles 9th inning feed. The best part was them showing the Brewers celebration in slow motion as they closed the broadcast

[hawing]

Holy crap, that ending was both glorious and hilarious. HE'S OUR PITCHER.

 

That was one of the most interesting games I've attended in a while. It was a nice surprise to wind up just three seats away from whizkid. I'm happy this was one of the games you caught this year.

[dlk9s]

Posted by Keith Law on Twitter:

 

[Pugger]

YOAGOWEKWEVAW

ewqfewafwe

 

Huh? What did you say??

[Pugger]

So I really thought this game was a season killer with a loss...we win, on a walkoff by Gallardo of all people...is this a game that turns the tide and sparks us to go on a big run?

 

I sure hope so. It ain't fun having the Cards breathing down our necks right now.

[RobDeer 45]

I have a perma-grin still! I fell asleep, woke up to Joe Block recap, pulled up highlights, went to bed happy. How cool was that win???!!!! I agree, I hope this sparks us! We have to stop throwing games away. I can't handle it!!!!

[pretendastronaut]

So when's the last time a starting pitcher had a PH walkoff?

 

MLB Network said 1990 last night.

 

I was at the game and I literally sat in my seat in shock and disbelief; when Yo connected, I thought it was gone.

 

Amazing way to get that one back!

[Dragonbait]

MLB says Walk-off multi-base hit was 1990.

[brwrsfan]

Rusch definitely had a walk off squeeze bunt as a PH. There was no out on the play, so I assume it went in the books as a single.

 

The last extra base hit was 1990, that's what MLB network said at least.

[azcheesehead]

Orioles hangout is their forum... 79 page game thread... They aren't taking it well

 

Fire Showalter NOW!!!

[TURBO]

They shouldn't be taking it well, had that been us, we wouldn't be taking it so well either.

 

*nervous laugh*

[PrinceFielderx1]

gallardo deserves to be extended 3 years for this.

[Funketown]

Yovani Gallardo's career batting line:

 

.204/.232/.353/.575 in 424 PA's, 51 wRC+

 

Jeff Bianchi's career batting line:

 

.214/.249/.281/.530 in 386 PA's, 42 wRC+

 

The walk to Reynolds is understandable; I haven't thought through the numbers myself but I don't think it was that silly just because of his HR%. What really would have made this great is if they would have walked a Maldonado or Bianchi type.

[sdcheezhd]

Rusch definitely had a walk off squeeze bunt as a PH. There was no out on the play, so I assume it went in the books as a single.

 

The last extra base hit was 1990, that's what MLB network said at least.

 

Thanks, my brother had asked about the last XBH saying that was a more interesting question. I remember Rusch's hit. It was scored a single although he popped up the bunt and was lucky it fell where it did.