There were two outs in the bottom of the third inning Friday night and Philadelphia Phillies starter Jake Thompson had a choice. Pitch to left-handed hitting, at the time, Matt Wieters or pitch around him to bring right-handed Michael A. Taylor to the plate. He walked Wieters on four pitches to load the bases.
Taylor hit a line drive to center field where 5-foot-11 Odubel Herrera stood. Herrera’s initial read of the ball showed he wasn’t sure where it was going. It was also clear he underestimated the velocity it was approaching with.