"When I'm thinking home run, I don't hit one," Bryant said. "Today, with the wind blowing out, it's a good time to hit a fly ball, and I was able to accomplish what I wanted to do.
"There weren't that many fly balls hit the whole game. I think that's because there were two great pitchers on the mound. But you figure someone was going to hit a fly, and I was happy it was me, and I was happy it was our team."
Pedro Strop ran beside him as he approached home plate, the rest of his teammates waiting to swarm him.