On Friday, the most unlikely batter in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup tied the score in the fifth inning with a solo home run against the Kansas City Royals.
Chris Taylor entered Friday’s game batting .100 with a .307 OPS and 41 strikeouts in 103 plate appearances. He jumped on a 2-1 changeup, lining his homer into the left-center field pavilion to make it 3-3.
It was only Taylor’s 10th hit and second extra-base hit of the season. It was his first homer of the season and as soon as it left his bat, he felt a giant weight lifted off his shoulders.