ST. LOUIS – Ozzie Albies was not about to back down.
The Atlanta infielder finished a 10-pitch at-bat by singling in the tying run in the ninth inning to kick-start the Braves to a 4-3, 10-inning comeback win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Brian McCann drew a bases-loaded walk off reliever Tyler Webb for the go-ahead run in the 10th.
Albies forced extra innings by fouling off five consecutive 3-2 pitches from Andrew Miller before ripping a one-out hit to right to tie the score at 3-3.
“The same way he was trying to get me out, I was trying to get my knock,” Albies said. “I got the hit, we got the run. It was a huge win for us.”