Higher and higher: Chris Davis
Orioles Chris Davis and Nelson Cruz are both home run hitters. And they’ve both spent a fair amount of time recently flailing, as breaking pitches dive beneath their bats and as eye-high fastballs smoke past them.
But in Monday night’s win over the Yankees, both Davis and Cruz rediscovered their swings. Each player homered in the 11-3 rout. And both home runs were perfect examples.
Davis wasn’t supposed to play Monday. He entered the game in the fourth inning, after Manny Machado wrenched his knee. His first at-bat of the game didn’t come until the fifth inning. With a full count, Yankee starter Chris Capuano followed the scouting report perfectly. He threw the left-handed giant ...
