One night after the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins treated us to a roller coaster affair in the American League, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies did them one better in the National League Wild Card Game at Chase Field.
And that’s because Archie Bradley did something no AL player could do.
With his team clinging to a one-run lead in the seventh inning, the D’backs relief pitcher came to bat with two runners on and two outs — and proceeded to make history.
Archie Bradley is the 1st player in history to enter a postseason game as a relief pitcher and hit a triple. https://t.co/a4V5qfA8KS
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo)
Suffice it to say, Bradley’s heroics had Twitter all sorts of fired up.
If you don’t love Archie Bradley, that’s a you problem. pic.twitter.com/mJT2XmzUZc
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite)
Archie Bradley with a monster first-career triple and an Are You Not Entertained helmet removal upon arrival at third.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen)
ARCHIE BRADLEY with his first career triple, scoring 2 runs
He’s a RELIEF PITCHER btw
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow)
THIS IS NOT A DRILL. ARCHIE BRADLEY JUST HIT A TWO-RUN TRIPLE. pic.twitter.com/LoVnUBlbqg
— Arizona Sports (@AZSports)
Also, this:
If Archie Bradley plates a run, I’m getting his face tattooed on my back tomorrow.
— Jeff Buss (@JBuss9)
Turns out the D’backs needed those extra runs, too, as Bradley allowed two runs on the bump but helped the home team secure an 11-8 victory and a berth in the NL Division Series.
“I knew I wasn’t as sharp and was going to give up some homers, so I needed a cushion.”
Archie Bradley is great.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan)