San Francisco Giants' LaMonte Wade Jr. Is the Best Player in the Last 50 Years in This Incredibly Specific Clutch Category
The San Francisco Giants beat the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night 5-4 in 10 innings.
LaMonte Wade Jr. solidified the come-from-behind victory with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning. The win moved the Giants to 74-70 on the year and kept them in the mix in the National League playoff picture. They are now just 1.5 games back of the third and final wild card spot.
Wade went 3-for-5 in the win and made some incredibly random and specific baseball history.
Per @OptaSTATS on social media:
LaMonte Wade Jr. of the @SFGiants now has a .611 career batting average (11-for-18) in the 9th inning or later of a tie game.
That's the highest such average by any MLB player in the last 50 years (min. 15 PA).
Wade is hitting .258 for the season with 14 homers and 39 RBI. The 29-year-old has added two stolen bases and has posted a .781 OPS.
He's in his fifth year in the big leagues and his third with the Giants. He made his debut in 2019 with the Minnesota Twins and stayed there for two seasons before arriving in San Francisco.
Lifetime, he's a .241 hitter with 42 home runs and 127 RBI.
The Giants and Guardians will play each other again on Tuesday night. First pitch is set for 9:45 p.m. ET as Cal Quantrill (CLE) goes against Sean Manaea (SF).
Quantrill is 2-6 with a 5.70 ERA this year while Manaea is 5-5 with a 5.00 ERA.
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