There's a baseball theory that says when a player tries to hit a homer, they are more likely to make a mistake in the batter's box.
It's a good thing for the Los Angeles Dodgers that Chris Taylor went into his at-bat in the bottom of the ninth against the St. Louis Cardinals in Wednesday's National League Wild Card Game just looking to get a hit.
"Honestly, I was just trying to hit a single," Taylor told reporters after hitting a walk-off two-run homer to give the Dodgers a 3-1 win. "He gave me a good slider to hit, and I was able to get it up in the air.