Mitch Haniger had himself a moment. Two on, two outs, righty on righty and down by one in the bottom of the seventh, the situation called for a Professional At-Bat™. Haniger provided exactly that—and more.
In the clubhouse postgame, he walked through his battle with Athletics right-hander Chris Hatcher, which culminated in a three-run line-drive home run deposited into the Mariners bullpen.
Pitch one: Cutter up and in, ball, 1–0.
So what’s going through Haniger’s head in that spot, with Athletics manager Bob Melvin going to the bullpen to summon a righty for the matchup vs.