Margot tries to steal home in the World Series, a breakdown
What Happened
In a crucial moment of Game 5 of the 2022 World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw faces off against Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manuel Margot. The game is tied 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Rays have a runner on third base with no outs. Margot steps up to the plate against the veteran left-hander Kershaw. The count works to 3-2 as Margot fouls off several pitches, refusing to chase Kershaw's off-speed offerings. "Manny doesn't bite," the commentator notes. On the full count, Margot takes a pitch and draws a walk, putting the tying run on base. Margot wastes no time and immediately takes off for second base, stealing the bag easily as Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes misses the throw. The ball sails into right field and Margot makes the bold decision to continue running to third base. Dodgers outfielder Chris Taylor scrambles to scoop up the ball and makes a strong throw to Justin Turner at third, but Margot slides in safely, putting the tying run just 90 feet from home plate. With the infield drawn in, Kershaw must be careful not to balk as he delivers to the plate. He walks the next batter, Randy Renfroe, to load the bases with still no outs. Kershaw then gets a pop-out and a strikeout, putting the Rays down to their final out. As Manuel Margot sizes up Kershaw from third base, the Dodgers' first baseman Max Muncy alerts Kershaw that Margot is preparing to steal home. Kershaw quickly steps off the rubber and fires a throw to the plate, where Barnes tags out Margot to end the inning. "Manny says no, no, no, no, safe," the commentator exclaims, but the replay confirms the out call. The intense sequence ends with Margot sliding hard into home, busting open his lip on the play. The Dodgers escape the jam and in the next inning, Muncy crushes a go-ahead home run to give Los Angeles the lead. The Dodgers ultimately win the game, taking a 3-2 series lead in the Fall Classic.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe had a big attempt of stealing home in
game five of the world series
kershaw on the bump this one's brought
to you by draftkings we got manny margot
in the box
one one is the count kershaw drops the
curve manny doesn't bite
2-1 he goes back to the fastball trying
to find that low zone doesn't get the
call i don't think it was there
then then he puts the little cutter
slider off of the fastball this is a
great combination of pitches i mean
right there
they're the same pitch basically and
then it falls off the table
manny swings at it kershaw's back in the
count full count tries to get him
chasing again
manny says no thank you then he steals
second
first pitch and i'm not sure why taylor
doesn't just catch this ball he's safe
no matter what
i mean they didn't throw him as a good
jump by manny but he misses the ball
and here's where it gets interesting
because it goes into shallow right field
and at this point taylor's pretty close
to that ball
manny hasn't broke for third yet but he
decides
nah screw it i think i can make it to
third so then they keep going taylor
actually now he makes it a very
athletic play the sliding pickup the
perfect throw to turner
man he beats it out he stays on the bag
they replay it he's safe he bangs his
hand against the ground and now he gets
a good look
at kershaw who's in his motion here
going home
manny's standing on third you got a
runner on third no outs the tying run in
a world series game
kershaw comes home to renfro he's gonna
walk renfro
count went 3-2 then he gets wendell to
pop up huge out there
then adamus comes up he has forgotten to
bring his bat to the world series he
strikes out
on three pitches and now huge at bat so
kershaw exhales
kiermeier exhales and let's do it they
got to get this run across but they're
now there's two outs kmart fouls one
back he's had some big hits this series
and now you can see manny sizing up
kershaw
looking at him muncie's at first let's
see what happens
manny breaks for home kershaw steps off
throws home and they get him out
and manny says no no no no safe let's
take a replay let's take a replay so
sure
let's take a little replay now kershaw's
got this motion
people have tried to steal home on him
before because of this because he brings
his hands up builds himself a little
house
that's his domain that's his safe space
getting his mind right before throwing
the pitch
manny breaks for home now it gets
interesting because kershaw has to step
off so he doesn't balk he steps off
fires it home a nice tag by
barnes did he get him yep
right on the wrist there before he
touches home plate
real nice and to add insult to injury
the helmet attacks manny
while he's sliding busts open his lip
now he's got you know he ended the
inning at home and a bloody lip not good
muncie with the huge assist here go home
go home go home
and what's cool is how quickly kirsch
gets this ball
to home after muncie lets him know
because now kershaw said
in an interview hey when i'm in this
place when i'm in my safe space
i'm not going to look at him anymore so
he's told his first baseman
you got to let me know if they're going
or not so muncie goes
points and look how quickly kershaw
steps off and gets the ball home from
the first point ready here it is
point fired home
out a lot of people are like how do you
not block because it's crazy
he has to step off so you can see him
step off the other option is to just
throw the pitch
but if you throw the pitch the catcher
has to stay behind the dish he can't pop
up
uh and go into the opposing batters box
to catch the ball and all that it has to
be
you know a real pitch this is what his
wind-up would have looked like if he
didn't step
off how much slower it would have been
probably would have been safe
it's a really good play by kershaw he
steps off really good play by muncie to
get the assist and then muncie comes up
in the next inning and just
slams the 99 mile per hour fastball into
the right field seats
pimps the out of it big swing in
the game
big swing race had a shot and then they
blew it muncie capitalizes
bellinger says please don't hurt me
don't hurt me don't hurt me go gentle go
gentle go gentle please please please
okay
little baby tap muncie loves it he's
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