Watch this slider delivered by Matthew Boyd make Joey Votto go weak in the knees
It takes a lot to challenge Joey Votto. But it appeared Matthew Boyd had the right stuff to do such a thing.
In the bottom of the first inning during Tuesday's Tigers-Reds game, on a 2-2 pitch, Votto struck out looking on an 80-mph slider from Boyd. And just take a look at this gorgeous pitch:
Matt Boyd, Filthy 80mph Slider. 🤢 #BendTheKnee
- Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 19, 2018
Sorry @KleinschmidtJD pic.twitter.com/z8yyNHpG6o
Yep -- "filthy" as it was called in the midst of it making Votto take a knee. And yes, an apology from Rob because I am always in shock when Votto strikes out -- aren't you?
It was a heck of a pitch by Boyd. We almost forgot that Votto hit a grand slam in his next at-bat.
Almost forgot.
Jessica Kleinschmidt is an associate editorial producer for Cut4 (oh that sounds fancy). She has covered baseball for half a decade.
