Cat on field delay results in grand slam for Cardinals
During the sixth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals matchup with the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, play was suspended when a cat wandered on the field at St. Louis’ Busch Stadium.
Lucas Hackman, a member of the Cardinals grounds crew, ran on the field and removed the cat, receiving a few scratches and bites along the way.
The cat's out of the bag! We've won 5 straight games and now sit only 1.5 games back in the NL Central. #RallyCat pic.twitter.com/uRoW1Ly2Xt
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 10, 2017
After the cat was removed, Cardinals catcher Yadir Molina finally stepped up to the plate and hit a grand-slam to left field, scoring Greg Garcia, Matt Carpenter and Dexter Fowler.
The Cardinals went on to win Wednesday's game, 8-5.
The hero of the game, Hackman took to Twitter after the incident writing, “I’m okay. You’re welcome.”
🐱— Lucas Hackmann (@LHackmann) August 10, 2017I'm okay. You're welcome
After the game, fellow Cardinals grounds crew member and Hackman’s brother, Matt, posted a few photos of Lucas having his right hand examined at a St. Louis area hospital .
HE'S OKAY pic.twitter.com/oOGxMSMYpl
— Matt (@MPHackmann) August 10, 2017
Update pic.twitter.com/wNFzUeUBOD
— Matt (@MPHackmann) August 10, 2017
Star of the hospital #rallycat pic.twitter.com/0tj3guLxQO
— Matt (@MPHackmann) August 10, 2017
The Braves travel to St. Louis on Friday to begin a three-game series with the Cardinals. Friday’s game begins at 8:15 p.m.
