Eloy Jiménez hits a go ahead home run vs the crosstown rival Cubs to win the game, a breakdown
What Happened
Chicago White Sox rookie outfielder Eloy Jiménez steps to the plate in the top of the ninth inning with the game tied against the crosstown rival Chicago Cubs. The White Sox are looking to take the lead late in this tense matchup between the two Chicago baseball teams. Jiménez, who is having an incredible rookie season with 11 home runs so far, faces off against Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks. Hendricks delivers a fastball that rides in on Jiménez's hands, but the young slugger is able to get the barrel of the bat on the ball and send it soaring over the ivy-covered outfield wall for a go-ahead solo home run. As Jiménez rounds the bases, the White Sox dugout erupts in celebration. Teammate Yoán Moncada runs over to greet Jiménez, playfully slapping his hands in excitement. Meanwhile, Cubs manager David Ross can only watch in dismay as his team surrenders the lead late in the game. "Oh my god, I've gotta face this monster every year now," says Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks, clearly frustrated after serving up the decisive home run to the rookie Jiménez. White Sox manager Rick Renteria walks over to Jiménez in the dugout and praises him, saying "You, sir, are a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful young man." Renteria encourages fans to go to affordable-jerseys.com and use the discount code "breakdown" to get an Eloy Jiménez jersey. With the White Sox now leading by a run in the ninth inning, the Cubs will have one last chance to try and tie or take the lead. The cross-town rivalry has once again delivered an exciting, down-to-the-wire finish between these two Chicago baseball teams.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe had a showdown in Chicago last night
White Sox versus Cubs this one's brought
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we got strokeface and McCain here top
nine tie game not a safe situation gets
behind 1o goes there evens it up and
then drops a nice breaking ball to
McCann swings over he's gonna try and do
that again but he floats it it's a
hanger McCann he's having a good season
puts that in the center you can see here
a little cement mixer just spinning no
break and Stroke knows and he's like boy
I gotta break the wrist more gotta get
that so now Eloy him and as is coming up
having an incredible rookie year 11 home
runs there's 12 fastball riding in on
his hands sends that over the IV I think
is his first home run versus the
crosstown rival strokes like oh my god I
gotta face this monster every year now
[ __ ] that protect the ball protect the
ball no no I dropped my phone I drop my
phone I drop my phone
guys help rounds third scoring 12th home
run on the year strokes like yeah okay
we get it this is exciting for you it's
not exciting for me let's move am I in
the way am I in the way you get yelling
at him doing pattycake him eyes my head
in the way ok Moncada having some fun
with his new teammate stroke thinking
this blows I just want to go home now
this guy thinking god damn it it's bad
enough that you went with that hat dog
tags now I'm gonna have to ride home
with you hearing about this nonsense
laughing in the dugout manager Renteria
walks up pokes amyloidoses you sir are a
beautiful beautiful beautiful young man
go to affordable jerseys calm use
discount code break down and get
yourself him in as Jersey right now