PHOENIX |Michael Taylor began stretching in the seventh inning, figuring he might be called in to pinch run in a tight game.
He got more than that when Bryce Harper was ejected, and it worked out pretty well for him and the Washington Nationals.
Taylor hit his first career grand slam in the ninth after Harper was ejected two innings earlier, lifting the Nationals to a 9-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
“I was ready to go and was able to get an at-bat,” Taylor said.