I think the turning point was the walk to lead off the inning.
This was the 19th time in his career that he has led off the first inning with a homer.
He not only earned the win, but also led off the third inning with his first career home run.
Bench led off the inning with a double down the right field line.
Later, he hit a double to lead off the 5th inning.
Mark Grace led off the inning with a single to center on a 1-0 pitch.
In the second game, he led off the 12th inning with a single and scored the winning run.
Now as often happens in the game of baseball, the player who made a great catch led off the next inning.
I wasn't trying to hit a home run leading off the inning.
He leads off the first inning and hits a home run.