It happened in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and runners on first and second. Cardinals batter Chandler Redmond hit the 0-1 pitch foul and the ball bounced into the backstop. The netting in front of the fan protected him from the ball. Unfortunately, the netting was unable to protect his cup of beer, which was sitting on the ledge against the net. The ball happened to hit that exact spot, resulting in the beer splashing all over his face.
Redmond was able to get on base, and the Cardinals were able to score two runs in the first on the way to a 14-11 win over the Naturals.
As for the fan, he got a good chuckle out of it, giving a thumbs-up to the crowd as he cleaned himself off. Those beverages can be expensive at baseball games, so we don't expect him to make that mistake again.
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