One of the most important at-bats of the 2020 MLB playoffs may end up being a battle between Will Smiths.
With the Dodgers trailing 2-1 in the top of the 6th inning, Los Angeles catcher Will Smith came to the plate to face Atlanta pitcher Will Smith with two runners on and two outs. Smith, the pitcher, got Smith, the batter, in an 0-2 hole thanks to a questionable strike two call, but the Dodgers’ Smith patiently took three consecutive balls looking to extend the at-bat.
With his first swing of the 6-pitch faceoff, Smith launched a season-saving three-run shot to left field to give the Dodgers a 4-2 lead.
WILL SMITH ON WILL SMITH CRIME pic.twitter.com/pHWkfUIm5D
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) October 17, 2020
Will Smith off Will Smith! pic.twitter.com/SNd7ZFUgjA
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) October 17, 2020
Will Smith homers in his only swing off Will Smith! pic.twitter.com/ksLRpmKOFf
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) October 17, 2020
Someone in the Dodgers dugout just told Will Smith to tell the other Will Smith “cool name nerd” 😂😂
— Fuzzy (@fuzzyfromyt) October 17, 2020
Advantage….Will Smith.
— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) October 17, 2020
SCORE UPDATE:
– Congrats to Will Smith
– Condolences to Will Smith
– Will Smith homered off Will Smith with two outs in the sixth
– That three-run shot makes it 4–2 Dodgers
– Will Smith wins
– Will Smith loses
– Too many Wills Smith— FanGraphs Baseball (@fangraphs) October 17, 2020
Will Smith home run off Will Smith
A historic Statcast barrel graphic pic.twitter.com/P91Ap1JrZb
— David Adler (@_dadler) October 17, 2020
the matchup we've all been waiting for
Will Smith vs. Will Smith pic.twitter.com/ZG5PF7LA2l
— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 17, 2020
