The Philadelphia Phillies turned a triple play against the Detroit Tigers in the third inning on Monday night.
The Tigers, trailing 4-0, had a chance to get something going when Zach McKinstry and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back singles, putting runners on the corners.
Matt Vierling hit a broken-bat liner back to Aaron Nola, who tossed to Bryce Harper to double Kelly off first.
Catcher Garrett Stubbs, noticing McKinstry had never stopped running from third, signaled to Harper to throw to third, where Alec Bohm stepped on the bag to finish the triple play.
\"I don\'t know if it was the bat breaking, but [McKinstry] definitely thought the ball hit the ground,\" Tigers manager AJ Hinch said. \"He held up until Nola threw to first, and then he was sprinting home. He just misread the play.\"
It was the first 1-3-5 triple play since the Tigers turned one against the Boston Red Sox on July 11, 1929, according to Major League Baseball.
\"That was a pretty cool moment for all of us,\" Harper said. \"It was like going back to Little League, we were so excited.\"
Via ESPN