Key Adjustment
Mattuecci said his big blast came from a fraction-of-a-second adjustment off Heaverlo's 1-1 pitch. He figured the right-hander would go outside on him, so a poke to left-centerfield would be necessary. Instead, shortening his swing on a letter-high fastball, he rollicked the decisive hit over the right-field fence.
I got a quick barrel on a surprise fastball,” he said afterward.
“Considering I’ve only been playing professionally two years now, I would say yeah, that’s the best hit of my career.”