Higgy rewards the faithful
“He’d more than earned his at-bat,” Mike Shildt said of Kyle Higashioka, who delivered with his first walk-off HR.
Kyle Higashioka comes through in the bottom of the 9th and lines a walk-off home run to give San Diego the 4-3 win
Kyle Higashioka discusses his approach leading up to his walk-off home run for the Padres
Mike Shildt talks about Kyle Higashioka's walk-off homer, the progress he's made with his at-bats and more following the Padres' 4-3 win
Literally couldn't have happened to a better kid. pic.twitter.com/LpJNB2VEvG
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 12, 2024
The data behind Kyle Higashioka's swing
Jake Cronenworth makes the difficult over-the-shoulder catch to get the final out in the top of the 9th inning
Tyler Soderstrom and the Athletics take on Kyle Higashioka and the Padres on June 11, 2024
Ha-Seong Kim scores from second after JP Sears fails to cover first base
Jurickson Profar drives in two runs in the bottom of the 5th inning, giving the Padres a 3-1 lead
Jurickson Profar covers ground to make the tumbling basket catch