With two outs in the top of the ninth, Ian Desmond hit a two-run homer to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 lead over the Oakland Athletics.
It looked like a heartbreaking loss was coming for the A’s. That was especially the case after the A’s popped up twice with the tying run at third base in the bottom half of the inning.
But then Khris Davis came to the rescue, and crushed — or, Khrushed — a walkoff grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, for his third homer of the game:
3-homer night: ✔️#Walkoff slam: ✔️
Khris Davis tonight: 💯 pic.twitter.com/KEGL4yUgGq— #VoteGreenCollar (@Athletics) May 18, 2016
Khris Davis celebrates walkoff grand slam (3rd HR of the GAME) by shooting the J with his helmet https://t.co/MGzm1paTcC — The Cauldron (ICYMI) (@CauldronICYMI) May 18, 2016
Joey Votto and Khris Davis are the only players to cap a 3-HR game with a walk-off grand slam (via @eliassports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 18, 2016
Khris Davis 1st career 3-HR game 1st career grand slam 1st career walk-off HR — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 18, 2016
Quite a night at the dish for Davis, and quite a way for the A’s to come away with a win.
That’s Davis’ 11th homer of the season (one behind the AL leader). It’s also his MLB-leading eighth dinger in May:
Khris Davis leads MLB with 8 HR this month
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 18, 2016