(MEDIA GENERAL) – One Missouri bird is recovering from the scare of its life following a near run-in with an 84 mph cutter from Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright.

Kansas City third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert was able to foul off the pitch even as a bird darted between the pitcher’s mound and home plate as Wainwright delivered the pitch. Video shows the ball come within inches of striking the bird.

The close call was all-too-similar to the infamous Randy Johnson pitch that struck and killed a bird during a spring training game in 2001.