Frazier had watched teammate Ivan De Jesus Jr. go down on strikes in the at-bat before him, the victim of a breaking ball for strike three. Behind in the count, Frazier knew what was coming. He hit a curveball over the left-center field for a walk-off grand slam in the Reds' 8-4 victory over the Tigers in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
The last time a player hit a walk-off grand slam in Major League Baseball was on May 29 when Padres catcher Derek Norris did so against the Pirates, and it was the first walk-off grand slam by a Reds player since Ramon Santiago did so on Sept.