Brewers win with a pinch-hit walk-off Grand Slam, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the ninth inning at American Family Field, the Milwaukee Brewers trail the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1. With two runners on base, Brewers pinch hitter Rowdy Tellez steps up to the plate. On the first pitch, Tellez takes a mighty swing and crushes a three-run, walk-off grand slam home run, propelling the Brewers to a thrilling 6-5 victory. As the ball sails over the right-field wall, the Brewers dugout erupts in celebration. Tellez rounds the bases, his teammates spilling out to greet him at home plate. Veteran outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr., who had earlier scored on Tellez's game-winning blast, is drenched in Gatorade as the Brewers mob their hero. Brewers manager Craig Counsell praises Tellez's composure in the clutch moment, saying, "Rowdy has that ability to slow the game down and focus in those big moments. That's what makes him so dangerous as a pinch hitter." Tellez, still catching his breath, tells reporters, "I was just looking for a good pitch to drive. I'm glad I could come through for the team in that spot." The win is a critical one for the Brewers, who are battling the Cardinals for the National League Central division title. This marks the third time this season the Brewers have rallied to defeat their divisional rivals in their final at-bat. "We never count ourselves out, no matter the score," says Brewers veteran outfielder Christian Yelich. "That's the kind of grit and resilience this team has shown all year." As the Brewers celebrate on the field, the capacity crowd at American Family Field erupts in cheers, reveling in the dramatic, come-from-behind victory. For the Brewers, it's a moment that will be etched in franchise history - a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam that delivered an exhilarating win and kept them firmly in the playoff race.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentthere's a ton of really cool things that
can happen in a baseball game three
really cool things amongst that ton of
really cool things a grand slam one
swing of the bat four runs are scored a
complete swing of momentum another
really cool thing that can happen is a
pinch hit home run you call a guy's name
you say hey you're up give us your best
shot they come into the batter's box
they're cold they haven't been part of
the game bam home run nothing to it how
about a walk-off that's really cool too
one swing game over we win we're gonna
celebrate you walk off the field in
shame
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Jackie Bradley Jr is going to start the
inning off with that double by the Myers
sign Bader says I can't get it I cannot
get that ball he's on second base it's
five to one it's a ninth inning
Cardinals going for the easy win now
it's five to two and you got a runner on
first base and now Peterson's gonna toss
that one into right field and he claps
and he's excited two Runners on ball
ball the Brewers say all right well
we're gonna go to our Lefty and Bud
selig sisters clapping behind him and
he's gonna get some practice swings in
he's gonna step into the box and he's
gonna look at the pitcher and say yeah
I'm ready are you here we go first pitch
in the zone he doesn't swing he steps to
the side he says Hey bat why didn't you
swing wake the hell up
swing like that don't go abandoning us
this is our thing we're supposed to be
up here to swing and you're not swinging
so he just wakes the bat up a little bit
a little reinforcement there the next
pitch is going to be a fastball in the
zone again and Bam center cut 97 mile
per hour fastball one swing in the bat
four run score home run pinch hit walk
off pitchers like oh I rather would a
NADA come into this game that was kind
of boring I don't think you're pinning
on me though vogie scores they're all
excited he's healthy the Brewers just
win they're crazy good and we got a good
Gatorade pour but jbj is going to get
the majority of this well he gets some
in the face but look Jackie Bradley Jr
he's going to get majority of that
Gatorade four we're gonna give that a
6.5 out of 10 because vogie kind of
escaped it jbj was part of the rally so
he get it okay I bumped it up to a 6.9
that's all oh yelly's gonna throw some
punches in some punches and then some
hugs and then some pushes and then maybe
some more punches no high fives talks oh
big high five butt slap high five oh
kind of like a hug slap and then sadness
hello darkness mild for I'm not gonna
look I'm not gonna look I'm not looking
not looking bogey looking great man
comes back from the IL pinch hit Grand
Slam walk off there we go now he's wet
now he's feeling important like he did
something good stuff oh guy with the hat
let's go yeah
fastball right down the middle throws
his entire body into it
boom how about that shout out to Scotty
right there
Scotty big shout out congrats to Scotty
a huge moment for him and then yeah
bogey just looks at and says yeah that's
probably a walk-off pin Grand Slam
so uh I'll just be on my way about it
looks at his teammates they're going
absolutely crazy he actually gets a high
five from a teammate in The Dugout
that's not the first base coach that's
just a teammate I think that might be
the quickest
high five
on a walk-off or a home run that isn't
the first base coach how many times do
you high-five a teammate that isn't the
first base coach before you touch first
base look at this guy getting ready to
pick this kid up kid has no idea what's
about to happen and then bam that kid
goes Simba mode he's on top of the dad's
head Bogey's rounding first he's gonna
jog it all out here's the side replay oh
look at this is our let's go let's go
friend with the hat here super excited
just one of the cooler things that can
happen and another cool thing is that as
he was giving his post game press
conference the entire team waited in the
wings of The Dugout didn't go into the
clubhouse to celebrate with him again
after the interview you don't see that a
lot
and it's nice to see it's cool Brewer's
got Good Vibes this happened a little
bit ago but I couldn't now make a video
about it because it's three incredibly
cool things that can happen in baseball
game all happening on one swing as
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