Michael A. Taylor’s eighth inning at bat started with the bases loaded and Chicago Cubs’ right-hander Carl Edwards, Jr. on the mound. Edwards, Jr. took over for left-hander Jon Lester with a runner on and issued back-to-back walks to the first two batters he faced. He stayed on to face Taylor though.
But when Edwards fell behind 1-0 on Taylor too, Joe Maddon decided to go to the bullpen for his closer, Wade Davis, who threw a first-pitch strike to get to 1-1.
The next pitch ended up sailing out to right field, however, against a stiff wind, landing in the basket above Wrigley Field’s ivy-covered walls for a grand slam that put the Nats ahead, 5-0.