VIDEO: Cody Bellinger's Walk-Off HR Was Also Revenge for Yoan Lopez Showboating on Joc Pederson
By Sean Facey
Cody Bellinger's walk-off home run on Wednesday was a number of things. It was his 29th blast of the year. It gave the Dodgers a historic five straight home games with a walk-off victory. But perhaps the least appreciated aspect of the dinger was that it was sweet revenge for Diamondbacks reliever Yoan Lopez's showboating on Joc Pederson from last week.
In that contest, Lopez came into the game in a 4-4 tie with a man on and two outs with Pederson at the plate. He struck out Pederson to end the threat, but he didn't leave it at that.
Lopez walked off the mound pounding his chest, even jawing at the Dodgers outfielder on his way back to the dugout.
So when Bellinger sent one into orbit against Lopez, he was sure to do some showboating of his own. If Lopez is going to dish it out, then he's got to be prepared to take it right back. Hopefully Mr. Lopez enjoyed that bat flip right in his face.