After Hatcher struck out Trumbo, Schoop hit a pop fly to short center field.
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Like infielders navigating a pop fly, they sometimes signalled who would do the dirty work.
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Pham reached second when second baseman Daniel Descalso dropped his pop fly to start the inning.
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Knowles got his turn, retiring Garrett on a pop fly to short for the final out.
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Semien's double came on a pop fly to shallow right field that fell between three Seattle players.
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Right-hander Kevin Gausman struck out Turner before Gonzalez blooped a pop fly into short center field.
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With one out, Barreto singled on a pop fly that second baseman Brandon Phillips lost in the sun.
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Barnes pitched a perfect ninth, eliciting an infield pop fly by Cubs slugger Kris Bryant to end the game.
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But Heyward and Ross stayed put when Dexter Fowler hit a pop fly to Enrique Hernandez in center field.
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However, Neris struck out Josh Donaldson and retired Nick Markakis on a pop fly to earn his 27th save.
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Stanton overran a ball down the left field line, turning an innocuous pop fly into a ground-rule double.
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Price gave up three pop-fly home runs to right field (one by Miguel Andujar and two by Luke Voit).
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A shallow pop-fly to center and some aggressive baserunning by Kris Bryant put the Cubs back in the lead.
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Anthony Rizzo then tied the game, driving in Happ on a pop-fly single down the line in left off Stammen.
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Herrera and Peter Bourjos singled to open the sixth, Bourjos reaching when Weeks first broke back on his short pop fly.
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Baez was chasing a pop fly into shallow center when he got tangled up with Heyward, who was charging from right field.
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Bryant sprained an ankle when he stepped awkwardly on the third-base bag catching a pop fly in Wednesday's game at Washington.
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With one out in the fourth, Padres second baseman Yangervis Solarte dropped Carlos Gonzalez's pop fly in short right for an error.
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Javier Baez loaded the bases with a single to left, but Willson Contreras flied out on a short pop-fly to center.
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The Yankees also survived a scare when second baseman Starlin Castro and right fielder Aaron Judge collided chasing a foul pop fly.
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He was injured Monday when he took a knee to the head from 2B Yoan Moncada while both players chased after a pop fly.
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He then scored when Paul DeJong's pop fly in shallow center field was dropped by second baseman Starlin Castro for a two-base error.
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Garcia was injured Monday when he took a knee to the head from 2B Yoan Moncada while both players were chasing a pop fly.
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The Marlins increased their lead to 4-0 in the seventh when Dietrich's pop fly fell for an RBI single in short left field.
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Freeman blooped a pop-fly single to begin the sixth, Atlanta's first hit since his homer in the first off Steven Matz (5-5).
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Blake Swihart hit a pop fly that second baseman Yangervis Solarte dropped for an error that allowed Bogaerts to score the go-ahead run.
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Paul Fry (1-5) then came on and got Mitch Moreland to hit a pop fly that fell in between three Orioles in short left.
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Cleveland outfielders Tyler Naquin and Lonnie Chisenhall helped the Cubs by letting Russell's pop fly drop safely for a two-run double in the first.
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The Orioles turned a triple play in the eighth inning when J.J. Hardy misplayed a Jackie Bradley Jr. pop fly but the Boston runners didn't run.
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In the bottom of the ninth, McGee worked out of a bases-loaded, two-out jam by retiring Aybar on a pop fly to short right.
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The record did not go down in the ninth; Ryan burned through the order, allowing one single but inducing a pop fly and two fly outs.
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Iannetta went 0-for-3 and was charged with an error when he missed a pop fly in foul territory during the top of the fourth inning.
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John Hicks had a one-out double in the fifth but Yarbough then set down Travis Demeritte on a pop fly and Jake Rogers on a strikeout.
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"I felt really good, thought I made really good pitches, even the home run (to Kevin Kiermaier), I thought it was a pop fly and it kept going."
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CF Kevin Kiermaier (head contusion) was out of the lineup Saturday after colliding with 2B Logan Forsythe (hip, lower leg) while going for a pop fly in Friday's game.
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I returned to Iraq in 2005, and while I never caught that pop fly, there are still days I wish that I had, that I'd received my mercy killing.
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Still, it was quiet enough that when Rangers center fielder Carlos Gomez called for a pop fly — "I got it," he yelled — it could be heard throughout the ballpark.
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Russell hit a pop-fly to right-center but Tyler Naquin and Lonnie Chisenhall both appeared to assume the other would catch it and the ball dropped between them.
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After right fielder Bogaerts misjudged Carlos Santana's pop fly into a single to start the game, the Indians had two on and one out in the first but did not score.
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What I see is more like a series of small errors — a missed ground ball, a dropped pop fly — that led to questions about The Times's motives, logic and common decency.
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Heyward tripled into the right-field corner and scored easily when Javier Baez, who had tried to bunt earlier in the at-bat, lifted a pop fly to shallow center field.
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Gallo, who leads the club with 35 home runs, also sustained a non-displaced nasal fracture Sunday in a collision with RHP Matt Bush as the two chased a pop fly.
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Santana advanced to second base without a throw, but Jason Kipnis hit a pop-fly foul that Addison Russell was able to chase down for the final out of the game.
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Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 Boston took advantage of a dropped pop fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat visiting Toronto and complete a three-game sweep.
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Anthony Rizzo and Ben Zobrist lined singles before Russell slapped a pop fly that center-fielder Tyler Naquin and right-fielder Lonnie Chisenhall allowed to drop between them in a communication lapse.
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Following Reddick's hit, Choi made a key defensive play at first base with a back-to-the-infield catch of Altuve's sinking pop fly with two runners on to end the seventh.
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Aroldis Chapman, pitching for the first time since he was demoted from the closer's job on Saturday, absolved Judge by retiring Hanley Ramirez on a pop fly and striking out Rafael Devers.
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But he was gone when Xander Bogaerts led off the Boston fifth with what looked like a pop fly that carried all the way to the left field scoreboard for a double.
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Smith was pulled for Will Harris, who needed just one pitch to retire Didi Gregorius on a pop fly to third and then got Gary Sanchez to ground out to end the inning.
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With two outs left in the game, Tim could've closed everything down by catching a lazy pop fly to left field -- but he fell to the ground before he could make the grab!!
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Three batters later, Addison Russell hit a pop fly into right-center field that simply dropped between Tyler Naquin and Lonnie Chisenhall, with each apparently believing the other was going to catch it.
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After Mike Moustakas grounded out to first and Perez struck out, Duda hit a pop fly down the left field line that Escobar misjudged, landing inside the foul line for a two-run single.
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So Ryan kept toiling, recording a double-play and a pop fly to second base in the tenth inning, followed by a groundout to short and a flyout to center to start the eleventh.
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Sanchez, hitting for the slumping Chase Headley, watched two pitches go by and then took a strong hack — and watched helplessly as he lofted a high pop fly that did not leave the infield.
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Bronson lobbed a softball over the plate ... and instead of lightly hitting a pop fly over the game's miniature fences set up just outside of the infield, Andruw decided to take it a step further.
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Hader, who served up Matt Olson's walk-off home run in the 10th inning of the series opener, retired Marcus Semien — representing the potential game-tying run — on a pop fly to end the game.
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With the Mets leading, 2-1, with two outs in the eighth and Cameron Rupp on first base, Reyes dropped a pop fly off the bat of Freddy Galvis that put runners at the corners.
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Three straight one-out singles by pinch hitter Zobrist (off second baseman's Carlos Asuaje's glove), Ian Happ (on a pop fly misplayed by Asuaje) and Almora off reliever Jose Castillo cut the lead to 5-4.
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Ramirez got into trouble in the fourth, hitting Jose Abreu with two outs, then seeing a pop fly to shallow right field against the shift drop in for a double, putting runners at second and third.
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NOTES: The two Rays players' who collided going for a pop fly on Friday night — CF Kevin Kiermaier and 2B Logan Forsythe — were both out of Saturday's starting lineup, having left Friday's game after the mishap.
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Then, in the next inning, the Rays failed to come together on his pop fly and it fell for an RBI single that might have been a double had Ramirez run hard out of the box.
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They added two more runs in the sixth when Ronald Torreyes hustled to second base on a routine pop fly that dropped in short left field after Randal Grichuk seemed to lose it in the sun.
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Treinen (3-1) allowed a one-out double to Alex Gordon in the ninth, but secured the win by getting Alcides Escobar to ground out, advancing Gordon to third, before retiring Drew Butera on a pop fly.
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A walk and a strikeout later, Gurriel hit a two-out, RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2, and Rodon was replaced by Luis Avilan, who induced and inning-ending pop fly from Justin Smoak.
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Instead, Travis d'Arnaud and Lucas Duda allowed a pop-fly bunt by the opposing pitcher to drop between them, a mistake compounded when d'Arnaud hesitated in throwing to second, where he might have gotten a force play.
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Keon Broxton skied a pop fly near the Brewers bullpen in foul territory and Rizzo ranged all the way over from first to the ledge of the stands, where he appeared to have run out of room.
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RHP Archie Bradley gave up home runs in the fifth and sixth innings and was charged with all six runs — four earned thanks to a dropped pop fly — in 5 1/3 innings to drop to 4-8.
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Three straight one-out singles by pinch-hitter Ben Zobist (off second baseman's Carlos Asuaje's glove), Ian Happ (on a pop fly mis-played by Asuaje) and Almora off reliever Jose Castillo cut the lead to 5-4.
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In the eighth, Joey Votto represented the tying run with Billy Hamilton on third, but Donnie Hart got Votto to hit a pop fly to left that Trey Mancini leaned over the railing to snag for the final out.
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And with two outs and the bases loaded, the Mets' Jim Hickman hit a pop fly to left field that grazed the overhang of the upper deck for an absurd 300-foot grand slam that ended Craig's losing streak.
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On McAllister's first pitch, he got a simple pop-fly from Dexter Fowler, and while the box score says Tyler Naquin caught it for the third out, it was yet another miscommunication, with Naquin nearly colliding with Coco Crisp.
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EditorsNote: fixes "Jr." in next-to-last graf The Boston Red Sox took advantage of a dropped pop fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 23-217 Thursday night at Fenway Park.
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In the top of the 10th inning, Chapman made a long run to catch CF Zack Granite's foul pop fly, just outside the A's dugout, then hurdled two Gatorade buckets, cleared the steps and stuck his landing on the dugout floor.
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Pillar's hit was a seemingly catchable pop fly that dropped in front of an onrushing Walker, playing right field in place of Stanton, who has been relegated to designated hitter duty for the past 10 games by a sore hamstring.
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Then came a seemingly routine pop fly, a disputed call, a storm of debris, a 19-minute delay and a rare game played under protest — a sequence that still draws bewildered chuckles in St. Louis and glowers and disgust in Atlanta.
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But as an outfielder, Smith is still raw and it showed last week when the Mets lost an extra-inning game to the San Francisco Giants after he barreled into shortstop Amed Rosario on a pop fly and knocked the ball loose.
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After rookie right-hander Trey Wingenter walked the only hitter he faced, the left-handed Castillo entered the game and retired Rougned Odor on a pop fly to short before a swinging-bunt single by Jurickson Profar loaded the bases with one out.
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Kenta Maeda allowed a leadoff single to Carlos Correa, but retired Yulieski Gurriel on a pop-fly to the catcher before Dave Roberts came out to remove him so Tony Watson, a left-hander, could come in to face the left-handed Brian McCann.
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Now, it's a long pop fly from popcorn and grilled quail, but I think you might be interested in this Ryan Lizza story in Esquire, about the California congressman Devin Nunes, head of the House Intelligence Committee and a fierce defender of the president.
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He got Ben Revere out on a pop fly, complete with a running circus catch by shortstop Jose Reyes, who let the shallow bloop bounce off his glove and had to snag the ball in the air before it fell to the center-field grass.
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In the seventh inning of the Wild Card game between the Blue Jays and the Orioles in Toronto, as Baltimore outfielder Hyun-soo Kim ranged back to catch Melvin Upton Jr.'s pop fly to left field, a can of beer went sailing past his head.
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The rally was aided by a routine pop fly hit by Luis Rengifo that fell between Mariners left-hander Roenis Elias (2-2) and first baseman Tim Beckham, which would have been the third out of the inning but kept the score tied at 2-2.
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The wind also fooled Jay, who could not make a sliding catch of a routine pop fly by Didi Gregorius in the sixth, and left Headley flabbergasted in the ninth, when an apparent fly ball to left field landed about 20 feet from him as he stood anchored near third base.
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When Adrian Beltre awaits a lazy, inning-ending pop fly at third base, Profar shuttles behind him in a shadow stance that could be lifted out of an instructional video, glove at the ready on the miniscule chance that one of the best third basemen ever to field his position muffs the catch.
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Hitting with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and the game tied 2-2, rookie catcher Omar Narvaez lifted a pop fly down the left-field line that ultimately became the game-winning hit in the White Sox's 4-2 win to split the first two games of a series that concludes Sunday.
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Hirsch, p. 252 He grew particularly annoyed after a game in St. Louis, in which Rigney fined him $100 for not running to first base on a pop fly that was caught by the catcher.Hirsch, p.
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Detroit loaded the bases with one out in the fifth inning. Vogelsong struck out Quintin Berry. Then, Vogelsong threw a pitch near the hands of the next batter, Miguel Cabrera, which induced a pop fly to end the inning. As in Game 1, Tim Lincecum relieved the Giants' starter, and pitched scoreless innings.
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The Yankees clinched the pennant in the second half of the September 28 double-header. Reynolds struck out nine hitters. He walked four, but "not one Boston batter seemed close to getting a hit." With two outs in the ninth inning, Ted Williams hit a pop fly to Yankees catcher Yogi Berra.
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Hatter was born in Poplar Hills, Kentucky, in 1908. He began pitching in the seventh grade in Liberty, Kentucky. He also pitched for Middleburg High School in Middleburg, Kentucky. He once struck out 20 of 21 batters, and caught a pop fly for the other out, in a seven-inning game against Bradfordsville.
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Abad made his debut with Oakland late in September, appearing as a pinch hitter for Jeremy Giambi, resulting in a pop fly out. It was his only plate appearance of the year. After the 2001 season, Abad was granted free agency and later signed with the Florida Marlins. He spent 2002 with their Triple-A affiliate, the Calgary Cannons.
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Vida Blue came on in relief to pitch to left-handed hitting Norm Cash. Cash laid down a sacrifice bunt, but reached first when second baseman Ted Kubiak, covering first, dropped Sal Bando's throw. Sims reached third. Rollie Fingers then came in to face pinch hitter Gates Brown and got him on a foul pop fly.
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Bush is asked in a White House press conference what mistakes he made as President, a question that leaves him flustered and speechless. That night, Bush has a nightmare in which his father accuses him of ruining his family's legacy, which the elder Bush claims was intended for Jeb. Bush dreams of himself playing center field at a baseball game. Bush attempts to catch a pop fly, but it disappears.
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A batted ball hit high in the air is a "fly ball". A fly ball hit upward at an angle greater than 45 degrees is a "pop fly". A batted ball driven in the air through the infield at a height at which an infielder could play it if in the right position is a "line drive". A batted ball which hits the ground within the diamond is a "ground ball".
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In an article on remarkable incidents in baseball history, Rodgers wrote that Campau once scored a home run on an infield pop-up. According to Rodgers, Campau hit a high pop fly about in front of home plate. The pitcher and catcher converged on the ball, but in what was described by Rodgers as "an Alphonse and Gaston act", no one took control. Campau saw their confusion and rounded first base.
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The Giants took an early lead in the top of the second inning after leaving the bases loaded in the first. Third baseman Mike Fontenot started the inning by driving a triple off the right field wall. Cody Ross, the next batter, lofted a pop fly that was dropped by Atlanta second baseman Brooks Conrad, giving San Francisco a 1–0 lead. Hudson rebounded by pitching seven strong innings, allowing only the one unearned run.
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In adult baseball, a fly ball usually reaches the fielder before the batter can run the 90 feet to first base. However, in youth baseball, the distance between bases is shorter, and in some youth leagues, the infield fly rule is not in effect. In this case, a baserunning gambit can be used to avoid a double or triple play. A fast batter may reach first base before the pop fly reaches the fielder.
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Russell Jay Kuntz (; born February 4, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers between 1979 and 1985. He never appeared in more than 84 games in any season during his playing career. In the final game of the 1984 World Series, Kuntz hit a pop fly to the second baseman that became the deciding run batted in (RBI).
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García was pulled after only three innings (and 59 pitches) and replaced with Fernando Salas. Leading off the top of the fourth, Matt Holliday misplayed a Nelson Cruz pop fly, putting Cruz at second. Mike Napoli singled him home to once again give Texas the lead. The Cardinals jumped right back in the game, taking advantage of a Michael Young error and scoring on a Yadier Molina groundout to knot the game at three.
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Joss made his major league debut with the Cleveland Bronchos (also known as the Bluebirds) against the St. Louis Browns. The Browns' Jesse Burkett hit a shallow pop fly in the direction of right fielder Zaza Harvey. Home plate umpire Bob Caruthers ruled that Harvey did not make a clean catch, so Burkett was credited with a hit. (Harvey and witnesses said the ball never hit the ground.) Joss finished his major league debut with a one-hitter.
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He relieved starter Ken Chase with two outs in the fourth inning and a runner on first base. The first three batters Carrasquel faced were future Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig and Bill Dickey. He retired them all, striking out DiMaggio while retiring Gehrig on a ground ball and Dickey on a pop fly. Carrasquel threw 5⅓ solid innings of relief, surrendering only one run over that span, though the Yankees won, 7–4.
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The Giants took an early lead in the second inning after leaving the bases loaded in the first. Third baseman Mike Fontenot started the inning by driving a triple off the right field wall. The next batter, Cody Ross, lofted a pop fly that was dropped by Atlanta second baseman Brooks Conrad, giving San Francisco a 1–0 lead. That run seemed to be all Sánchez would need, as he shut out the Braves for innings.
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Catchers are strong, need to be smart and quick on their feet, and have accurate throws so they can pick runners off at each base. Catchers should be able to have strong and muscular legs to squat for a long period of time. The gear worn by a catcher protects them from balls thrown in the dirt or wild pitches. The catcher is allowed to take off his/her mask to catch a pop fly or to watch the play.
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On May 26, 2008, Carlos Peña hit a pop-fly to center field that likely would have been caught by Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton. The ball instead hit the B ring catwalk and did not come down. Peña was mistakenly given a home run, but after deliberation, the umpires awarded him a ground rule double. This was the second time this had happened, as José Canseco hit a ball that stuck in the same catwalk on May 2, 1999.
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282 with 15 home runs and being elected to the Atlantic League All-star game. On September 14, , Ryan was involved with a bizarre outfield play during a game against the Cleveland Indians, where Jhonny Peralta hit a fly ball to Ryan in right-center field. Ryan shaded his eyes before lowering his glove, and was hit in the side of the face by the pop-fly. The out was saved, however, because outfielder Dustan Mohr caught the ball on the rebound.
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316 with a team-leading four RBIs as the Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins in the 2004 ALDS. Jeter struggled in the 2004 ALCS, batting .200 with one extra base hit, as the Yankees lost the series to the Red Sox in seven games, despite winning the first three games. In the 12th inning of a tied game on July 1, 2004, against their rivals, the Boston Red Sox, Trot Nixon hit a pop fly down the left field line.
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Evers with Detroit Evers returned to the Tigers in the spring of 1946. He was leading the team in spring training games with a .400 batting average but suffered a broken thumb and ankle sliding into second base at the end of March. He returned to the Tigers in May. Then, on June 3, he collided with second baseman Eddie Mayo while attempting to field a pop fly; he suffered a broken jaw, was knocked unconscious and had to be carried from the field on a stretcher.
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However, many obstacles kept him from realizing this dream — including his great success in Nippon Professional Baseball. He won the Eiji Sawamura Award (the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award) the same year, and won over ten games for six consecutive seasons starting in 1992. Kuwata suffered a severe injury to his right elbow while attempting to catch a pop fly in June, 1995, ending his season. Kuwata had surgery in the U.S., and spent the rest of 1995 and all of 1996 in rehab.
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Igarashi debuted for the 2010 New York Mets on April 8, relieving Jonathon Niese in the 7th inning against the Florida Marlins. He began by walking Cameron Maybin but got Hanley Ramírez to ground into a double play and then got Jorge Cantú on a pop fly. Fellow Japanese rookie Takahashi replaced him in the 8th inning. Igarashi allowed only one run in his first seven MLB appearances, but he was placed on the disabled list on April 21, 2010 after suffering a hamstring injury.
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David Freese started off the top of the fifth by dropping a routine pop fly (the third consecutive half-inning to begin with an error), which immediately turned into the go-ahead run for Texas on Young's double. Colby Lewis was cruising for the Rangers until the bottom of the sixth. After an Albert Pujols strikeout, Berkman singled to third. Matt Holliday grounded into a possible double play which was mishandled at first by Michael Young (his second error of the game), leaving all runners safe.
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Pinch-hitting for National League starting pitcher Bob Friend, he batted against Whitey Ford in the fourth inning and was retired on a foul pop fly to the catcher. At the end of the '56 season, he was sent to the Philadelphia Phillies in the same trade that brought Del Ennis to St. Louis. Repulski hit 20 home runs for the Phillies in 1957. A year later, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with two other players in exchange for second baseman Sparky Anderson.
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With thousands of fans on the street outside sold-out Wrigley Field, poised to celebrate, the Cubs held a 3–0 lead going into the top of the eighth inning of Game 6. After Mike Mordecai hit a high pop fly to left field, the team was a mere five outs away from their first World Series since 1945. Mark Prior had retired the last eight hitters and had allowed only three hits up to that point. Center fielder Juan Pierre then hit a double off Prior.
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He was called up in and finished the year with a 3-1 record and 2.98 ERA despite his average repertoire. He made his major league debut when Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees may have shouted "Mine!" to distract third baseman Howie Clark from catching an easy pop fly. Clark was unable to catch the baseball because of Rodriguez and a run scored, which was charged to Wolfe. On March 28, 2009, Wolfe was optioned to Triple AAA Las Vegas 51s, and was recalled on May 1, 2009.
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The Crawfords lost a game to a white semi-pro team when their star catcher, Josh Gibson dropped a pop fly, and Gibson was accused of throwing the game at the behest of gamblers. Landis summoned the black catcher to his office, interviewed him, and announced that Gibson was cleared of wrongdoing. In July 1942, Dodger manager Leo Durocher charged that there was a "grapevine understanding" keeping blacks out of baseball. He was summoned to Landis's Chicago office, and after emerging from a meeting with the commissioner, alleged that he had been misquoted.
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A top-flight defensive outfielder, Craft was an average hitter in his short career. His best season came, basically, as a rookie (he had 42 at bats the previous season) in 1938. On June 15 of that year, Craft caught the ninth-inning pop fly (batted by Leo Durocher) to make the final out in the historic game that gave Johnny Vander Meer his second consecutive no-hitter. That same season, Craft batted a solid .270 as the Reds' everyday center fielder with 15 home runs and 83 RBIs in 151 games.
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On a 1–2 count, Jackson crushed a two-run home run high off the light tower atop the right center field roof. Rod Carew walked, Bobby Murcer hit an infield pop fly, which drifted and was caught near first base by third baseman Joe Torre. Carl Yastrzemski flew out to left field, held up in the wind and caught by shortstop Bud Harrelson. With two outs, Frank Robinson hit a two-run home run to right to give the AL a 4–3 lead, then Norm Cash was caught looking.
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Garth Iorg forced Barfield out at third, but with Iorg on first and Upshaw on second, Ernie Whitt singled to score Upshaw with the first run of the series. Tony Fernández singled to shortstop allowing Iorg to score, and a single by Damaso Garcia loaded the bases with one out. Leibrandt induced a pop fly out by Lloyd Moseby and a ground ball out by George Bell. After nearly breaking the game open in the second inning, the Blue Jays increased their lead in the third inning and Leibrandt was removed form the game.
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He was injured for some time during the 1971 season, suffering from a concussion and knee injury. He suffered the concussion on May 17, when Tommy McCraw hit a 140 (one source says 250) foot pop fly that should have been an out. Instead, Heidemann, Vada Pinson and John Lowenstein collided in the outfield, and McCraw actually got an inside-the-park home run. Heidemann played in only 10 games in , relinquishing his starting job to Frank Duffy. In those 10 games, he came to bat 20 times and hit only .150.
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On May 30, , while playing third base for the Blue Jays, Clark let an easy pop fly fall after Alex Rodriguez yelled in order to distract the infielders. Sports telecasts aired this play numerous times in the following days as part of discussions on Rodriguez's sportsmanship. Clark was cited in the 2007 Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, but was later acquitted when it was discovered his GH was bunk because he bought it from a false Mexican source. Clark was released by the Blue Jays on August 7, 2007.
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Don's bat eventually slowed down, but he still had well above average numbers for the months of May and June, hitting a combined .278 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI. Once summer hit its full stride, however, Don countered his three-month offensive production with two months of offensive despair, hitting below .160 in both months and having only 2 home runs. The bad luck reached its height on August 18 when he dropped an "easy" pop fly against the Milwaukee Braves in the bottom of the 9th inning.
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It came without the benefit of a hit: the Dodgers' Lou Johnson took a base on balls (Hendley's only free pass of the game), moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt, stole third base, and came around to score on a throwing error by the Cubs' catcher. Although now trailing in the game, Hendley was still throwing a no-hitter. Two innings later, however, Johnson got his club's only safety, a pop fly over the head of Cub first baseman Ernie Banks that fell for a double. The walk and bloop hit were the only baserunners that Hendley permitted.
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To the batter, the dropball appears to be coming in level but then as the ball reaches the plate, the pitch drops, trying to force the batter to hit the top of the ball. This should result in the batter missing or hitting a groundball. When pitchers throw riseballs, batters see the ball coming in straight, but as the ball approaches the plate, it rises. Frequently the purpose of the riseball is to have the batter attempt to chase a ball which ends up out of the strike zone and is either missed entirely or hit as an easy pop-fly.
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A RBI single by Joyce Ricketts extended the lead to 5–2. When the Lassies first two batters reached base in the final inning, manager English promptly brought in reliever Eleanor Moore, who retired the next three batters in order. She struck out Isabel Alvarez for the first out, retired Dorothy Schroeder with a pop fly to shortstop Ziegler, and beat June Peppas with a sharp grounder to second basewoman Dolores Moore who threw to Voyce at first base for the final out of the game. Studnicka was the winning pitcher and Cordes the loser, while Moore earned the save.
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Derek Jeter's postseason streak of getting on base in 21 consecutive games was stopped, as he went 0-for-4 and was not walked. His first at-bat was a pop-fly; the second, third, and fourth at-bats were strike-outs. Lee's shutout was the first time that the Yankees had failed to score a run in a post-season game since being shut out by the Detroit Tigers on October 6, 2006. Lee became the first pitcher to strike out at least 10 in three consecutive playoff appearances, and took his postseason tally to 7–0.
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"The Top 10 Kids' CDs of 2010", MetroKids. Meltdown, Pop Fly and Jungle Gym were each chosen as the "Number One Children's CD of the Year" by Fids and Kamily, and Roberts' albums have been among Amazon's "Top 10 Children's CDs of the Year" four times. Meltdown was given as an example of the "Best Children's Music of the Past 30 Years" at Time Out NY Kids. Jungle Gym was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for best album for children in 2010; Recess was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for best album for children in 2013; Lemonade was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for best album for children in 2017.
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A RBI single by Joyce Ricketts extended the lead to 5–2. When the Lassies first two batters reached base in the final inning, manager English promptly brought in reliever Eleanor Moore, who retired the next three batters in order. She struck out Isabel Alvarez for the first out, retired Dorothy Schroeder with a pop fly to shortstop Ziegler, and beat June Peppas with a sharp grounder to second bagger Dolores Moore who threw to Voyce at first base for the final out of the game. In Kalamazoo, with cold weather around 40 degrees and windy, both teams’ managers agreed to play the Game 2 in just seven innings.
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Moreover, when a runner is stealing third base, the left fielder must back up the throw from the catcher. Left fielders must also back up third base when a ball is thrown from right field, and back up center field when a pop fly is hit into the pocket. Despite giving his team the advantage of accommodating a player with a weak arm, a left fielder with an above- average throwing arm can easily compile many assists. After being converted to left field, Alfonso Soriano led the league with 22 and 19 outfield assists in 2006 and 2007, respectively, his first two years playing the outfield.
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Tuesday, October 10, 1995, at Kingdome in Seattle, Washington The Indians called on the veteran Dennis Martínez for Game 1. The Mariners rode the arm of rookie Bob Wolcott. Obviously nervous at the outset, Wolcott walked the first three hitters on 13 pitches, but he would get out of the bases-loaded, nobody-out situation with ease; he first struck out Albert Belle, got Eddie Murray on a foul pop-fly, then induced a groundout from Jim Thome on a great diving stop by Joey Cora. In the second, Mike Blowers hit a two-run homer to put the Mariners in front, 2–0.
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Lavarnway catches a pop fly. On March 27, 2013, the Red Sox optioned Lavarnway to Pawtucket. Manager John Farrell said: "Right now he needs 'everyday' at-bats." Commenting on Lavarnway having been timed at 1.9 seconds throwing out a runner trying to steal second, Farrell said, "More than acceptable at the big league level." Lavarnway was recalled to Boston on April 25 but was optioned back on April 28 to make room for John Lackey's return from the disabled list without having made an appearance. Larvarnway was called up again on May 12 after David Ross was placed on the 7-day disabled list with a concussion.
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In game five, Odom was used as a pinch runner with Oakland trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth inning. With one out and Odom on third base, he tried to score after Reds second baseman Joe Morgan caught a pop fly in foul territory, and was thrown out at home plate to end the ball game. Odom and Billingham were again embroiled in a pitchers' duel in game seven of the World Series, this time with Odom leading 1-0 before both pitchers gave way to their bullpens. The A's won the game 3-2, giving the franchise their first world championship since moving to Oakland.
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Bédard made his MLB debut on April 17, 2002, for the Orioles against the New York Yankees. He entered the game in the bottom of the eighth and allowed a single to the first batter he faced (Jason Giambi) before retiring Jorge Posada on a pop fly and striking out Robin Ventura swinging before he was replaced by another reliever. He also appeared in a game on April 21 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and allowed an RBI single to the only batter he faced (Ben Grieve). He was optioned to the Double-A Bowie Baysox two days later and pitched in 13 games for them, including 12 starts, with a 6–3 record and a 1.97 ERA.
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This can result in a multiple-out play: a double play is two outs, while a triple play, a very rare occurrence, is three outs. Runners with an open base behind them are not forced to advance and do so at their own risk; the defense must tag such runners directly to put them out rather than tagging the base. A ball hit in the air and caught before hitting the ground, in fair or foul territory, puts the batter out. A fly ball is a ball hit high and deep, a pop fly is a ball hit high but short, and a line drive is a ball hit close to the horizontal.
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In a game against the Baltimore Orioles on May 30, he entered with two outs in the sixth after Dwight Siebler had allowed three runs in the inning. Following a walk to Brooks Robinson, Worthington induced a foul pop fly from Curt Blefary to end the inning, but he gave up a run in the eighth, allowing the Orioles to tie the game. However, the Twins scored three times in the bottom of the inning, and Worthington pitched a scoreless ninth as the Twins prevailed by a score of 7–4. In 65 games, he had a 6–3 record, 16 saves, a 2.46 ERA, 93 strikeouts, 27 walks, and 66 hits allowed in innings.
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Entering in the eighth inning to a pre-recorded introduction by late Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard, Rivera pitched innings without allowing a baserunner. In the ninth inning, after retiring Yunel Escobar on a pop fly for the second out, Rivera was removed from the game; with permission from the umpires, Yankees manager Joe Girardi ceremonially delegated the substitution duty to Rivera's long-time teammates Andy Pettitte and Derek Jeter. After they reached the mound to make the pitching change, the normally reserved Rivera tearfully embraced his teammates for nearly a minute. Walking off the field to a standing ovation from fans and players, he saluted the crowd and then took a curtain call.
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A fly ball is a batted ball hit in an arcing manner. Fielders attempt to catch fly balls on their descent, and an out is recorded if the ball is caught before it hits the ground. A specific rule applies to fielders attempting to catch some fly balls: the infield fly rule. If a fly ball is hit with a high trajectory, but does not travel much straight-line distance, (a type of fly ball generally known as a pop fly or pop up) and baserunners are on first base and second base (or if all three bases are occupied), the batter is called out, regardless of if the fielder catches the ball.
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His starts gradually increased in May, and on May 19, he became the first rookie in Central League history to reach base in ten consecutive trips to the plate. On July 9, he went 5 for 4 against the Giants, and batted in 3 runs, including his first pro career homerun off Shun Yamaguchi in the 5th inning. His last RBI on that game was a two-base center field hit that won the game in the 9th inning, making it his first career walk-off hit. His hitting streak continued for a couple more games, until he injured his right knee on July 19 when he lost his balance trying to catch a pop fly ball.
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Damon at bat for the Red Sox in spring training 2005 On December 21, 2001, Damon signed a four-year, $31 million contract with the Boston Red Sox. In 2002, he led the league in triples (11) and was third in infield hits (25), becoming the first player selected by the fans in the inaugural American League All-Star Final Vote. On June 27, 2003, Damon became only the second player in MLB history since 1900 to record three base hits in an inning, when he did so against the Florida Marlins. During Game 5 of the 2003 American League Division Series, Damon collided head-on with teammate Damian Jackson while both players were attempting to chase down a pop fly.
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Offensively, in Game 4 the Rays picked up right where they left off the previous day. Carlos Peña tripled to left-center field in the 2nd inning, and scored on an error by Rangers' second baseman Ian Kinsler, who misplayed a pop fly beyond the infield. Evan Longoria, who was inactive for the last several games of the regular season, had a huge game, starting with a leadoff double in the 4th inning. The next batter was Peña, who hit a double of his own to the opposite field, bringing Longoria home and giving the Rays a 2–0 lead. Later in the inning, another double came off the bat of B. J. Upton, putting the Rays up 3–0.
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With the bases loaded, Ziegler drove home one run with a sacrifice fly to put the score in favor of Grand Rapids, 3–2. Another sacrifice fly by Inez Voyce and a RBI single by Joyce Ricketts extended the lead to 5–2. When the Lassies first two batters reached base in the final inning, manager English brought Eleanor Moore to the rescue. She promptly retired the next three batters in order, striking out Isabel Alvarez, retiring Dorothy Schroeder with a pop fly to shortstop Ziegler, and inducing June Peppas on a sharp grounder to the mound throwing to Voyce at first base for the final out of the game. In Kalamazoo, with cold weather around 40 degrees and windy, both teams’ managers agreed to play the Game 2 in just seven innings.
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Then Alma Ziegler drove home one run with a sacrifice fly to put the score in favor of Grand Rapids, 3–2. Another sacrifice fly by Inez Voyce and a RBI single by Joyce Ricketts extended the lead to 5–2. When the Lassies first two batters reached base in the final inning, manager English brought Eleanor Moore to the rescue. Moore promptly retired the next three batters in order, striking out Isabel Alvarez, retiring Dorothy Schroeder with a pop fly to shortstop Ziegler, and inducing June Peppas on a sharp grounder to the mound throwing to Voyce at first base for the final out of the game. In Kalamazoo, with cold weather around 40 degrees and windy, both teams’ managers agreed to play the Game 2 in just seven innings.
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However, on June 12, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and runners on first and second base, Castillo dropped an easy pop fly hit by Alex Rodriguez for a two-run game-ending error at Yankee Stadium, earning him a measure of infamy in the Mets–Yankees rivalry and a place in Mets' history. On June 4, 2010, the Mets put Castillo on the disabled list because of problems in both his feet. He was replaced by Rubén Tejada who played at second base in the Mets' 5–4 win against the Florida Marlins at Citi Field. He was criticized, along with Carlos Beltrán and Óliver Pérez, for not going to the hospital that had soldiers who had amputated arms and legs; he claimed that he did not want to be horrified by the experience.
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After getting two outs in the seventh, though, he walked Norm Larker and Gil Hodges on nine pitches, prompting manager Al López to replace him on the mound with Gerry Staley. Staley gave up a single to pinch-hitter Carl Furillo, allowing two runs to score, and Donovan took the loss in the 3–1 defeat. In Game 5, Donovan was called on in the eighth inning with one out after the Dodgers had loaded the bases, with the White Sox clinging to a 1–0 lead. He got Furillo to hit into a pop fly, then got Don Zimmer to fly out to left field before pitching a scoreless ninth to earn the save for the White Sox. Donovan was also used in Game 6, but he gave up three runs (including a home run to Willy Moon) without recording an out as the White Sox lost the game 9–3 and the Dodgers won the World Series.
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"Grimm Calls", p. 2 Sports. After the Cubs lost to the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, however, the following January he was released and later signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers. After only 26 games and a .264 batting average on a Casey Stengel-led team known as the Daffy Dodgers for their often inept play (Stengel was fired at season's end), the onetime Boy Wonder turned Silver Fox at the age of 30 for his prematurely graying hair abruptly retired from baseball following a collision with infielder Jimmy Jordan while going for a routine pop fly. "I have been in this league 12 years," Lindstrom reportedly said, "and it never happened to me until I put on a Brooklyn uniform." Tot Holmes, Dodgers Blue Book, 1981, p. 34. Fred Stein, Mel Ott: The Little Giant of Baseball, McFarland & Co., 1999, p. 146. In 13 years in the major leagues, Lindstrom was in 1438 games played, compiling a .311 batting average (1747-5611), with 895 runs, 301 doubles, 81 triples, 103 home runs and 779 RBI.
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A ball that is hit into the outfield (regardless of whether it is a grounder, line drive, or pop fly) but does not get behind an outfielder and is picked up by an outfielder before it comes to a stop (regardless of whether they or someone else touched it) it results in a single (1 Point). A ground ball that makes it into the outfield and is kept in front of an outfielder but is not picked up by the outfielder before it comes to a complete stop is a Double (2 Points). A fly ball that lands in the outfield in front of an outfielder and is not picked up by an outfielder before it comes to a stop (but does not get behind an outfielder) is a Double (2 Point). A ball that lands in front of an outfielder and then gets behind that outfielder (regardless of whether the outfielders touched it or not) and is not picked up before it comes to a stop equals a Triple (3 Points).
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In the top of the eighth inning, the Nationals extended their lead to 4–2 when first baseman Ryan Zimmerman doubled, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Robles, and scored on an Asdrúbal Cabrera pinch-hit single; Robles left the game after his bunt with what Nationals manager Dave Martinez described postgame as a "minor hamstring issue." Martinez surprised Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by bringing Max Scherzer – who Martinez had earlier announced as the starter for Game 3 – to pitch the bottom of the eighth in Game 2; making the fourth postseason relief appearance of his career, Scherzer struck out the side on 14 pitches, hitting despite having thrown 77 pitches in the wild-card game he had started three days earlier. In the bottom of the ninth, Daniel Hudson came in to close for Washington with the Nationals still leading 4–2. Justin Turner led off against Hudson with a ground-rule double, but then Hudson struck out left fielder A. J. Pollock and Anthony Rendon made a twisting, turning catch, falling to the ground to grab a pop fly to shallow left field by center fielder Cody Bellinger for the second out.
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