Michael A. Taylor started the night of June 22nd in Los Angeles with a .243/.279/.405 line on the year, 10 doubles, six home runs, nine walks and 54 strikeouts in 54 games and 183 plate appearances.
Taylor struck out five times in five plate appearances that night, and to make things worse, the 25-year-old Washington Nationals’ outfielder misplayed a one-on, one-out single to center off Yasiel Puig’s bat into a walk-off winner for the Dodgers.
"It was probably one of the toughest days that he'll remember probably the rest of his career because we've all had them,” Dusty Baker told reporters after the loss, when he was asked what he said to Taylor.