Two Late Inning Lightning & Thunder HR Blasts⚡️⚾️⚡️⚾️⚡️
During the top of the eighth inning in Monday’s game between the Giants and Brewers, with Milwaukee holding a 1-0 lead, San Francisco outfielder Joc Pederson stepped up to the plate. A Brewers fan behind home plate started heckling Pederson.
Pederson stepped out of the batters box and stared at the heckler, who the broadcast described as “screaming” at the 30-year-old. Then, he stepped back into the box – and promptly launched a 435-foot home run to deep center field.
The outfielder stared at the heckler as he trotted around the bases for the go-ahead dinger. Then, when he crossed home plate, he took one last shot in his direction.
“Do that again, f–king p—y,” Pederson screamed.
The Brewers tied it in their half of the 8th on Willy Adames’ towering homer into the left-field bullpen off Jake McGee (1-1).
Onto the top of the 9th, where Luis Gonzalez connected after Wilmer Flores drew a two-out walk from Jake Cousins (2-1). Gonzalez, a 26-year-old outfielder, is technically still a rookie after brief stints in each of the past two seasons with the Chicago White Sox.
After fouling off several pitches to stay alive, González picked an amazing, dramatic time for his first career home run. It was a majestic, towering shot that he pulled to right field on a 97 mph fastball that ran inside. It was a no-doubter. The only question was whether it would be fair or foul, which allowed Gonzo to stand in the box and watch the fate of that swing play out. It must have felt like 4 minutes to him. Quick stats on his homer: Exit velocity: 109.2 mph. Launch angle: 35 degrees. Projected distance: 415 feet. Oh, and his home run trot lasted 26 seconds. Luis was welcomed back to the dugout with a roaring reception from his teammates, including Brandon Crawford, who also recorded his first career home run in this ballpark.
“When the Giants come to town it’s bye-bye Baby..Again!💥⚾️💥⚾️💥
Punky G. (G stands for Giants!) 