Eddie Rosario explains how he knew exactly what pitch was coming on go-ahead HR

Eddie Rosario was waiting on a pitch, and he got it. That led to a go-ahead home run that ended up winning the game for the Atlanta Braves.

Sometimes, knowing what pitch is coming is just a well-informed guessing game for batters. But other times, you can bring some real, authentic experience and intel to the plate.

Obviously, sometimes this goes too far. Illegal sign stealing is not cool! But when players are just using their institutional knowledge and strategizing their swings at the plate, that’s baseball.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario did just that on Wednesday night when he hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds to give the Braves a 5-4 lead, which would end up being the final run scored of the game.

He knew exactly what pitch was coming, here’s how.

Eddie Rosario knows Buck Farmer’s pitching all too well

Eddie Rosario explained through an interpreter per MLB.com’s Derrian Carter that his time with Minnesota put him up against relief pitcher Buck Farmer a lot, and he got to know his stuff. That led to him having a hunch on what was coming when the count was 2-2.

"“It was a high fastball,” Rosario said through an interpreter. “I faced him a lot when he was with Detroit, and I was in Minnesota and I knew that he likes to throw high heat on a 2-2 fastball, so I was kind of ready for it.”"

Rosario is hitting the fastball well so far this year, with six of his eight hits coming on that particular pitch. His batting average on fastballs is .333 compared to .091 on breaking balls and .167 on offspeed pitches, per Statcast.

The other pitches will come, but for now, he’s seeing that heat well, and anticipating it, too.

At 9-4, the Braves lead the intense NL East by two games over the New York Mets.