Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis doesn’t care much for that pesky shift. On Monday night at Camden Yards in a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, he did something about it.
Facing Phillies starter Aaron Harang in the second inning, the left-handed slugger bombed a bunt past third base and got a single out of it, which is reportedly the second bunt hit of his career, per Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal.
In a February interview on 105.7 The Fan (transcribed by Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com), Davis said that he was adding the bunt to his arsenal:
For me, it was just a comfort thing and I have worked on it this offseason. I’ve probably worked on it more this offseason than I have in the past. If it’s a one-run game, I’m probably not going to lay one down, but there are situations where unselfishly it’s probably the best thing to do. It’s definitely a weapon I can use against other teams.
It looks like Davis’ offseason work has paid off—although he probably didn’t practice smashing ‘em quite like he did Monday.
[Vine, h/t Busted Coverage]
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