Yes, Romine was as surprised as anyone to learn that.
"I don't know what it is," he said Friday, a day after his third bases-loaded walk of the season brought in the go-ahead run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox. "I don't know why they're having trouble throwing strikes. Maybe they're easing up because they know where the order of the lineup is. I don't know."
What Romine knows is that he's paid to get the run in, no matter how it happens, especially in that situation. A grand slam is a luxury. Whether he hits a single, draws a walk, is hit by a pitch -- he's had one of those this season too -- or forces a wild pitch, he wants the run.