Twitter reacts to Chris Taylor's walk-off home run in Dodgers-Cardinals NL wild-card game …

(Getty Images) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/56/fd/chris-taylor-100721-getty-ftr_1inwq7q4qn1tv17obazxt1n3gu.jpg?t=1514453868&w=500&quality=80 Only in Hollywood. Dodgers outfielder Chris Taylor lived the dream of millions of baseball fans in Tuesday’s NL wild-card game against the Cardinals, hitting a 420-foot walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth — with two outs and one on — to secure the 3-1 win and send Los Angeles to the NLDS vs. the Giants. Here’s the moment Taylor immortalized himself in Dodgers history:MORE: Cardinals vs. Dodgers score, updates, highlights from the 2021 NL wild-card game Taylor — who ended the regular season with an 8-for-72 stretch at the plate — was making just his second plate appearance of the night in the crucial moment, having popped out to left field in his first at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. Prior to his appearance, Albert Pujols and Steven Souza Jr. both lined out to center field. Following that, T.J. McFarland walked Cody Bellinger, prompting Cardinals manager Mike Shildt to replace him on the mound with Alex Reyes.Reyes lasted only four pitches in replacement of McFarland — who ultimately took the loss — as Taylor smashed a hanging slider to win the game. That said, his two-run homer was one of only a few…
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