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Chris Davis' walk-off home run wakes up sleeping fan at Orioles Park

Mark Townsend
·Yahoo Sports Contributor

The Baltimore Orioles were in a season-altering slump coming in to Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

After losing 12 out of 13, the defending American League East champions have all but officially removed themselves from playoffs contention.

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It's a disappointing reality to be sure, especially considering there were realistic expectations that they could repeat in a wide open division. With that in mind, it would be difficult to blame fans in Baltimore if they were feeling apathetic. In some cases, it might even render them sluggish or outright bored, to the point that they'd fall asleep in the bleachers at Orioles Park at Camden Yards.

At least that appeared to be the case for one fan during Wednesday's game. He was spotted sprawled out over several seats in right-center during the 11th inning, but he received the ultimate wake-up call from Chris Davis.

Hey bro, it's time to get up and celebrate. The Orioles just won a baseball game!

(MLB.TV)
(MLB.TV)

Davis absolutely demolished that 3-0 pitch from Tampa Bay's Brad Brach. The walk-off home run was the fourth of his career — and second this season — and traveled 459 feet, giving the Orioles a 7-6 victory.

The distance was a good thing for our sleeping fan. Had it traveled 428 feet — like Davis' home run in the third inning — and landed a few feet to the left, it may have been in his lap. That would have hurt. As it was, it cleared him and the bleachers all together.

The home run also happened to be Davis' longest homer this season, which is saying something for a guy nicknamed "Crush." He has 38 overall, which is one behind former teammate Nelson Cruz for the MLB lead. Unfortunately for the Orioles, it just hasn't been enough in the big picture.

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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!