Both players forget rule on potential game ending play, a breakdown
What Happened
In a tight NL West clash, the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers are locked in a close game in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Giants hold a narrow one-run lead as Dodgers star Mookie Betts steps to the plate. Betts puts the ball in play and Giants third baseman Chris Bryant fields it cleanly for the first out. Dodgers veteran Justin Turner then singles to left field, putting the tying run on base. The next batter, a Dodger, also hits a single to left, moving Turner to third base. The Giants outfielder cuts the ball off before it can reach the wall, preventing the runner from scoring and keeping the tying run at third. With two outs in the ninth, the Dodgers are just one hit away from tying the game. The next batter fouls the ball back, leaving the Giants just one out away from victory. The ball is then put back into play and the Giants catcher, Buster Posey, fields it and throws home to try to get the tagging runner at the plate. The umpire signals that the runner, Turner, is out, meaning the Giants have recorded the final out and won the game. However, the players seem confused about the ruling. Turner, thinking he is out, begins to leave the field, while the Giants' Posey realizes he has tagged the wrong runner. Posey then tags the other Dodgers baserunner, Brandon Seager, who was already out. "The base goes to the lead runner," explains Giants manager Gabe Kapler, trying to clarify the situation for the umpire. "He was already out." The umpire agrees and the Dodgers' Turner is allowed to return to third base, the tying run still in scoring position. On the very next pitch, the Dodgers get the hit they need, tying the game and sending it to extra innings. "That play could have ended the game," laments Kapler. "But the Dodgers got lucky there." Despite the bizarre sequence, the Giants ultimately prevail, winning the game in extra frames. "You can't count the Giants out," says the narrator. "They just find a way to win, no matter what happens.".
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe had a potential crazy ending to the
giants and dodgers game last week or a
couple weeks ago but i gotta talk about
it because a lot of people that watch
the breakdowns aren't die-hard baseball
fans they're more casual fans and
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on top and they're really good mookie
bets puts this one in play chris bryant
scoops it up that's one out
one out it's the ninth inning the giants
need two more outs and they will win
this game jt puts that one into left
field though so he's gonna be on first
base and do the dodgers have something
brewing are they going to tie the game
in the ninth inning next up another ball
put into left field cut off nicely by
ruff so he's gonna hold turner at third
base if that gets to the wall is that
the tying run the next pitch
foul back still searching for two outs
are the giants this one's in play they
come home to get the out jt has to run
back to third base and here's where all
the action happens two men on a base now
we've done this a lot if you've seen the
movie little big league you know the
rule
come on ump what's the call billy the
base goes to lead runner the base goes
to the lead runner so as soon as posey
tags turner nothing happens he has the
base he's safe but
for the trail runner it's basically like
he's not even on the base because it
only goes to the lead runner so he tags
the trail runner and you can see the
umpire point at him and say you're out
loser get out of here so he gets out of
there but now
everyone kind of forgets the rule for a
moment because justin turner thinks that
he's out because he got tagged so they
both start walking away and now posey
knows well only one of them was out i
gotta tag the other one and it's not
only a double play it's a game ending
double play while the tying run was on
third base mayhem
posey chooses the wrong guy you can see
chris bryant saying no no no tag this
guy tag him tag him but he tags seeger
who's already out the ump was very rude
about it so he tag seeger and looks to
the ump and now turner smartly gets back
to third base and posey's like
is he out and he says no
he was already out
damn it
damn it would have been badass to have
an inning ending double play that way
gabe kepler is going to come out looking
all intellectual and smart he says blah
blah blah and he says well i mean
yeah uh he tagged him he i called him
out he left the base and he tagged him
again
but he was already out and gabe says
okay and turner's like boy did i get
lucky there and then the next batter
takes a ball inside
takes the ball top of the zone that's a
strike yeah
and then a one-one pitch put into play
that's gonna dunk in the game is tied
the play matters it could have been over
the dodgers would have lost the giants
would have won
didn't happen tie game game goes into
extras giants just won anyway on on a
bizarre play in itself
the giants just win so you go to
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then you just bet on the giants to win
all the time at all times the giants
they just win games in games when the
giants are down in the eighth inning
they've won
25 percent of those games
that's insane
you can't count them out you take four
times they're down in the eighth inning
one of those games they will win it
that's what they've done all season so
you just bet the giants to win
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posey jt
no the rules better