Justin Casterline/Getty
Cubs reliever Nate Pearson was already warming up in the bullpen as starter Jameson Taillon stared down Tigers hitter Spencer Torkelson.
In what would become an 8-2 Cubs loss, Chicago was trailing by four runs in the fifth inning. And Taillon had given up two straight two-out hits to put a pair of runners in scoring position.
Seven pitches into the at-bat, the count was still 2-2. Then Taillon followed a slider with a fastball to the same spot on the outside third of the plate.