Tyler Cloyd got to bat in tonight's first inning before there was even an out recorded by Mets pitching. Shocked, he must have grabbed a reject helmet off of the batting rack to go up and hit.
The helmet, as you can see, as a #3 on it, crooked, off-center, and on the wrong side of the helmet. Did this belong to Hunter Pence? It is as unconventional as Pence's batting style.
Cloyd grounded into a double play as part of the Phillies big inning that featured nine hits and eight runs – ALL SINGLES. Here is how it went:
Jimmy Rollins – SINGLE
Juan Pierre – SINGLE
Chase Utley – SINGLE
Ryan Howard – SINGLE
John Mayberry – SINGLE
Domonic Brown – SINGLE
Kevin Frandsen – WALK
Erik Kratz – HIT BY PITCH
Tyler Cloyd – Grounds into double play
Jimmy Rollins – SINGLE
Juan Pierre – SINGLE
Chase Utley – SINGLE
Ryan Howard – Ground out
EIGHT RUNS – ALL SINGLES – 58 PITCHES
Unbelievable.
