Drew Smyly was working into the seventh inning of a scoreless duel against the St. Louis Cardinals and knew one mistake could change the game -- especially to a hitter like Albert Pujols, up for his third at-bat in Monday's game.
To his delight, the Chicago Cubs left-hander threw the pitch exactly where he wanted it. It was a high fastball, 4.23 feet off the ground. Smyly's goal was a change-of-eye-level offering to set up Pujols for the next pitch, which would be something down. Instead, there was no next pitch.