Matt Carpenter lays down a bunt for a double, a breakdown
What Happened
Matt Carpenter, the veteran infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, steps up to the plate in the bottom of the 5th inning with two outs. The Cardinals trail by one run in this close game. Carpenter has already hit a solo home run earlier, showing his power at the plate. On a 1-0 count, Carpenter decides to lay down a bunt. The Miami Marlins have the shift on, with five defenders positioned in the outfield. As Carpenter squares around, the Marlins pitcher Eliezer Hernandez throws a slider. Carpenter expertly places the bunt down the third base line, with no one covering that area due to the extreme defensive alignment. By the time Hernandez reaches the ball, Carpenter is already sprinting down the line. The St. Louis crowd erupts in cheers, recognizing the crafty play by their veteran slugger. Carpenter easily makes it to second base for a double, much to the delight of the home fans. "Look at the St. Louis crowd, they're going nuts," the announcer exclaims. "They've been drinking a little bit, sure, but they're having a good time after the Stanley Cup." Carpenter tips his cap to the crowd, acknowledging their enthusiastic response to his unexpected bunt. Replays show the ball slowly rolling down the line as Hernandez jogs after it, realizing too late that no one was positioned to field the bunt. "Carpenter books it out of the box," the announcer says. "He's like, 'Yeah, I'll take a free double all day, baby.'" This heads-up play by Matt Carpenter demonstrates his baseball IQ and ability to capitalize on the defense's overshift. The double sparks the Cardinals' offense, as they look to take the lead late in this close divisional matchup against the Marlins.
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right Eliezer Hernandez pitch 69 nice
throw in a nice game one run and it's to
this guy Matt Carpenter he hit a solo
shot earlier in this game so we've got
two outs bottom five what's Matt
Carpenter looking for a little getting
me over fastball how about I hit another
homer right be nice boom big ol swing
look at that follow-through there is
nice beard
here's the home run from earlier nice
uppercut swing little hanging changeup
something like that I'm guessing we're
looking at 398 you know hundred miles
per hour off the bat they're gonna show
the stats right here ok yeah I got it
wrong 394 so I'm an idiot all right so
what are we going with Oh 1 pitch again
two outs carpenters just looking a rip
it they've got the big shift on we're
gonna see that man Oh little bunt slider
there all right so let's see RA chokes
up on the bat I think that's important
look at this infield look it we've got
right now we have five guys in the
outfield and guess what Rojas is looking
at do I go this way no it's Matt
Carpenter he hit a home run before I'm
going back to the outfit so we've got
six outfielders now technically on a
technicality but I'll take it so now
here comes the 1-1 pitch
Eliezer he throws fastball carpenter
lays it down in a yeah nobody's home no
one's playing over there he was jogging
after it by the time he picks up the
ball there's carpenter on second base
look at the st. Louis crowd they're
going nuts yeah yeah we've been drinking
a little bit sure look at this standing
ovation in st. Louis wow they're having
a good time after the Stanley Cup huh
carpenter gives his gear back let's see
it again yep there's your essential six
outfielders carpenter lays it down and
then yeah I mean her Nana's just starts
jogging after it cuz he assumed someone
has to be over there cuz there has been
in baseball for the past
I don't know 200 years Carpenter books
it out of a box he's like yeah I'll take
a free double all day baby look at not
nobody on that side of the field
carpenter lays it down a really pretty
bunt and yet a good zoom in on the ball
by the time our buddy Eliezer gets over
there
he knows it's a bad time
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