SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (The Sports Xchange) — Already with three hits under his belt in a ballpark where he’d never previously had even one, Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto decided to shoot for the moon in the eighth inning of a tie game Sunday.
He missed, fouling a Josh Osich pitch straight back.
Realmuto then lowered his target and connected, belting a home run that propelled the Marlins to a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
“Hitting is extremely contagious,” Realmuto insisted after helping prevent the Giants from recording what would have been their first three-game home sweep of the Marlins since 2001.