Alex Call Walks It Off On Thursday
2 years agoWashington Nationals outfielder Alex Call sparked a walk-off homer in the ninth inning to take down the Chicago Cubs by a 4-3 margin on Thursday. Cubs' reliever Brad Boxberger threw just one pitch that resulted in a 364-foot bomb off Call's bat. The 28-year-old fared 1-for-4 on Thursday and launched his third homer of the season. Call is slashing .230/.331/.350 with a .681 OPS this season. He has shown improvements at the plate over the past 15 games as demonstrated by his .250 AVG in that span. The Minnesota native also owns displays impressive discipline numbers, with an 18.6% strikeout rate, and 12.7% walk rate. The Nats travel to Arizona for a weekend series as Call looks to build on his electrifying moment.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com