Got milk?
One Red Sox fan had a gallon of it.
Or at least he did Saturday until Jarren Duran homered to cut Boston’s deficit in half, 2-1, leading off the bottom of the first inning.
That’s when the unexpected happened.
After Duran touched home plate and the television cameras panned around rain-soaked Fenway Park to find celebrating fans, one dancing fan appeared with a jug of milk in his hand.
He unscrewed the top to start chugging, right?
Nope.
Maybe the first clue should’ve been his Indianapolis 500 T-shirt, in a shade of green to match the Red Sox’s City Connect jerseys.
The fan poured the milk on his head, with only a little getting in his mouth.
There is a tradition dating back to 1936 of Indianapolis 500 winners chugging milk after their victory.
It is typical that more ends up on their face than in their mouth.
Two-time defending champion Josef Newgarden will race for a three-peat on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Like the Red Sox-Orioles on FS1, the Indianapolis 500 will be aired on a Fox property.
If it was a bit of a cross-promotion, play-by-play announcer Kevin Kugler sure sounded surprised.
“Wait a minute,” he said. “Oh my gosh! Josef Newgarden might actually want that milk if he is going to get the 3-peat at the Indy 500 on [Sunday]. What about that guy? Bringing a whole half-gallon of milk in.”
His partner in the booth, analyst Eric Karros, chimed in, “Do you think that halfway through that he’s thinking, ‘I don’t know if this was such a great idea?’”
The Red Sox, on the strength of a Rafael Devers walk-off single, won the game in 10 innings, 6-5.