Javier Báez continues to have crazy numbers after being down in the count 0-2, and to begin Friday's game he crushed another opposite field home run against the Cardinals.
Coming into the game, Báez had a .931 OPS in 29 plate appearances with a 0-2 count. And here are the updated numbers following the two-run bomb.
Won't ever get tired of Javy going oppo against the Cardinals.
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