Bob Melvin has seen this before. Even in Japan, Khris Davis is clutch.
With two outs and the A's down 6-3 in the ninth inning, Davis smashed a three-run homer over the left field wall to tie it up at 6-6 at the Tokyo Dome. The exhibition against the Nippon Ham-Fighters prevents extra innings and ended in a tie.
"I literally said, 'I've seen this happen before,'" A's manager Melvin said to reporters after the game.
It was a late-inning homer. Are you surprised? #MLBu958bu5e55u6226 pic.twitter.com/lVcQ6RPmbQ
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The tie ended the A's exhibition series against the Fighters before their Opening Series games start against the Mariners.