Taijuan Walker returned to the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies and made a sensational behind-the-back catch of Padres rookie Jackson Merrill’s line drive to start a double play in the second inning. Merrill hit a shot back to the mound on a curveball and Walker, a right-hander, turned slightly and reached behind his back to make the catch.
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Taijuan Walker throws a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres , Sunday, April 28, 2024, in San Diego. Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Taijuan Walker throws a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres , Sunday, April 28, 2024, in San Diego.
“Honestly, I just reacted. I put my glove behind my back and it found my glove, I guess,” Walker said after getting the decision inthat completed their first road sweep of the season. “I didn’t have time to turn and get it so I just kind of stuck my glove there and I was just as surprised as everyone else that it was in there. It was a good play. It was a double play. Double plays are always good.
“I was confused. I think everyone was confused,” said Stott, the second baseman. “Those are always like the weird ones as a hitter because it’s like, ‘Ah, the pitcher caught it,’ but then you look and the shortstop was right there. I saw it go right at the pitcher and I looked at Trea and then I was like, ‘Where is the ball?’ And then I watched a replay. They’re pretty good at fielding their position.
Walker was chased by pinch-hitter Luis Campusano’s three-run homer with one out in the seventh that pulled the Padres to 7-6. Walker also allowed Jake Cronenworth’s two-run shot in the third. The right-hander allowed six runs and eight hits, struck out four and walked two.
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