A’s pitcher Evan Scribner made the mistake of trying the same trick twice on Adrian Beltre during Thursday’s A’s-Rangers game.
To put things into proper context, Scribner thoroughly owned Beltre with this pitch.
One pitch, Adrian Beltre is getting put in the spin cycle … pic.twitter.com/BwMUWmLk0L
— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) April 9, 2015
So Scribner’s decision to immediately toss a second slow-moving curveball was slightly understandable given that the first one that he threw made Beltre look like he was auditioning for a figure-skating gig. However, Beltre wouldn’t be fooled the second time around as the Rangers slugger connected on the pitch with his knee going to the ground for a solo home run.
Adrian Beltre gets down on one knee and pops the home run: http://t.co/zHROef0Gas #OpeningWeek pic.twitter.com/lCGZCylxbn
— MLB (@MLB) April 9, 2015
The best part is I’m still not sure which pitch his teammates enjoyed more; the one that had Beltre spinning in the wind or the one that had him rounding the bases.
GIF: Adrian Beltre corkscrews himself into the ground, dugout laughs. He hit a nearly identical HR on the next pitch pic.twitter.com/zOkZalmrcy
— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron) April 10, 2015
