"Seriously, as soon as it happened, it was like, 'We gotta go' and I was limping in there." Oscar Gonzalez combines SpongeBob and power to provide lift for Guardians lineup It ended in injury, although, given the circumstances, Sweeney didn't seem to mind. As the ball sailed into the bleachers in left-center field, bullpen coach Brian Sweeney and the few others left out there raced to the infield to join the celebration. Sixteen pitchers had already been used between both teams. There weren't many people left in the bullpens. Ridenour: Guardians prove moment isn't too big of them My first reaction was seeing some of the fans getting up, but also seeing Sandy on first base reacting, and before the at-bat, I just said a little prayer and asked God to let me do something good for my team, and more than relief, it's more the satisfaction to be able to do that for the team." "Yes, it was very emotional," Gonzalez said through a team translator.
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Sam Hentges, who pitched the final three innings in relief and earned the win, said he knew it was gone "right off the crack of the bat." Manager Terry Francona knew it and said if it somehow hadn't gone out, he "probably would have cried if it didn't." Hedges knew it was gone once he came sprinting out of the bathroom. Gonzalez knew it was gone, as he strutted a few steps before flipping his bat and pounding his chest in celebration. The second Gonzalez hit it, every one of the 34,971 fans in attendance knew it was gone. That's just honest."Īce form: Shane Bieber shines on big stage in Game 1 And nothing made me happier than running out onto the field with the guys. "I might not have even finished buckling up my pants at the time and I heard the loudest noise of my life and that was his barrel and then the fans started yelling and I saw the boys running out there," Hedges said on the field, still shirtless well after the game had ended and the team's celebration in the clubhouse spilled outside. Only the sonic boom of Gonzalez making contact and sending the Guardians to New York, where the second-seeded Yankees are waiting for the American League Division Series. Hedges' brief break wasn't quite fast enough.
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