Myles Straw, who came into the game hitting .135, was surely the man the Rockies most wanted to see at bat in an 11th inning tied game, runners on second and third. In 37 at bats this season he had struck out nine times. But just in case he made contact, the Rockies loaded their infield with five players, each pulled in, ready to gun down Abraham Toro if he dared advance on a ground ball.
The best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray.
Here’s what happened.
In case that was too fast to see, Straw punched one through the left-side shift, scoring Toro, who started the inning on second base, and advanced to third on a Garrett Stubbs pinch hit sacrifice bunt.