First, the ho-hum part of the equation. Ben Revere hit a ball to deep center field to lead off the fifth. Kiermaier broke into full stride, as if he was Willie Mays chasing down Vic Wertz's drive at the Polo Grounds back in 1954. After accelerating, Kiermaier hauled in the drive over his shoulder for the first out.
"I was playing in on Revere, and it was a 1-0 count and he barreled it up really good -- and I just put my head down for a minute and just kind of saw the flight of the ball and [said to myself], 'I need to get going, right now,'" Kiermaier said.