Washington Nationals' outfielder Michael Taylor battled veteran Philadelphia Phillies' right-hander Jerome Williams for eight pitches, working the count full before he hit his first home run of 2015 to deep left field to lead off an April 10th game in Citizens Bank Park.
Six days later, in the nation's capital, Taylor got ahead 2-0 on Philies' lefty Cole Hamels and hit a solo shot to left-center to put the Nationals up 3-2 in what ended up a 5-2 win over the Nats' NL East rivals.
"Got a pitch that probably wasn't a strike, up, center of the plate, but if he can get ahead in the count and stay off bad pitches, then he has opportunity for success.