Has a player who's gone oh-for-eight with five strikeouts, a double-play and utterly no defensive value ever been the hero of a game?
It happened Sunday in the 17-inning tilt between Baltimore and Boston. Having burned through his bullpen, Orioles' manager Buck Showalter sent flailing designated hitter Chris Davis to the mound. Davis hurled two scoreless frames, fanning a pair and earning the win as his teammates plated three runs in the 17th.
In other words, Davis was responsible for 15 outs: nine that he hit into and six that he induced.
The 26-year-old right-hander last toed the rubber for Navarro (Texas) Junior College in 2006. It's also the first time in 2012 that he's made eight consecutive outs. Davis was philosophical about the turn of events.
Summoned to pitch, he thought to himself, "Sweet, I get to try something different today, because hitting ain't working."
By the way, Rube Waddell of the Boston Americans beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4-2 in 20 innings on July 4, 1905 while taking the double-collar.
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