After a foul-ball homer, Denard Span sent a home run straight into McCovey Cove
You've probably often heard a broadcaster say that a batter just needs to "straighten it out" after they've hit a deep drive foul. Rarely does it actually happen. But on Thursday, as the Giants took on the Indians,
Batting in the bottom of the fifth, Span first got a hold of
And then, on the 2-2 pitch, he kept the distance and kept it in fair territory. This time, the stadium couldn't contain it and he dropped in for the 75th Splash Hit by a Giants hitter:
"Normally it's the other way around. Normally you hit a foul home run and the next pitch you strike out," Span told MLB.com's Jonathan Hawthorne. "We as hitters notice it, too. I wouldn't even think about it, hitting a foul home run. I knew I had two strikes."
The homer also puts Span just one watery dinger behind
Denard Span has four splash homers. That ranks fourth all-time. Only Sandoval (7), Belt (5) and Bonds (too many to count) have more.
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) July 19, 2017
Now, the real question is this: Just how does Span even stand, much less hit homers, when this is how he starts his stance: