But there are extra-base hits ... and bigger extra-base hits. Albert Pujols trumped that double with his game-winning, two-run homer as a pinch hitter following Edman.
“I was 100% confident he’d find a way to drive me in,” said Edman. “Pretty cool that it turned out to be a homer.”
But Edman did wonder what all the commotion was when he was in the batter’s box.
“I think he stepped in the on-deck circle right after their pitcher threw a strike and the crowd erupted,” Edman said. ”And I was like, why are they cheering for the pitcher now?