Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Johnson had an embarrassing moment during Saturday night's MLB game against the Oakland A's when he threw a wild pitch during an intentional walk.
It happened with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning and A's runner Josh Reddick on second. The plan was to intentionally walk A's batter Yoenis Cespedes to set up a potential double play. However, that plan was torn to shreds when Johnson's 1-0 pitch sailed about 5 feet over catcher Matt Wieters' head and into the backstop, allowing Reddick to advance to third easily.
Fortunately Johnson got out of the inning without giving up a run, so Johnson's intentional walk failure didn't cost the team.
Video via MLB.com.
It happened with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning and A's runner Josh Reddick on second. The plan was to intentionally walk A's batter Yoenis Cespedes to set up a potential double play. However, that plan was torn to shreds when Johnson's 1-0 pitch sailed about 5 feet over catcher Matt Wieters' head and into the backstop, allowing Reddick to advance to third easily.
Fortunately Johnson got out of the inning without giving up a run, so Johnson's intentional walk failure didn't cost the team.
Video via MLB.com.
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