Home Run Derby

You’re going to see a lot of ninth-inning Home Runs as the Homer of the Day.  And today’s HRoD is no exception and the third straight to start the season. 

But it’s our first Walk-Off.

Cincinnati - Edwin Encarnacion made up for some earlier blunders.  In the fifth innning, Encarnacion gave the D-Backs the lead when he wildly threw home and missed on a forceout play. 

And then, with the Reds trailing the Diamondbacks by two runs in the bottom of the ninth, Encarnacion stepped to the plate with two men on and nobody out.  He was booed when he failed to lay down a bunt to move the runners over.

But with a 2-2 count, Edwin made everybody happy.

Think the Diamondbacks will miss Jose Valverde?  Brandon Lyon did okay on Monday … but not Wednesday night, as he got nobody out.

Dusty Baker got his first win as manager in Cincinnati and another closer blew it.  Maybe this should be the “Blown Save of the Night” series.

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