PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chew on this: Spencer Kieboom chipped a tooth, then cracked a smile on his first major league home run.
Kieboom pointed at the hole in his mouth to show that, yes, he’s a pretty good gap hitter.
The rookie catcher lost a tooth hours before he homered, Erick Fedde pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the fading Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Kieboom looked as if he spit out a tooth while he walked to the plate in the fifth.