Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Jean Segura committed a unique base-running error on Friday night against the Chicago Cubs.
Segura singled, stole second base, retreated to first in a bizarre rundown, then was caught trying to steal second base again to end the inning.
"Bizarre," veteran umpire crew chief Tom Hallion said. "Technically, he stole second, stole first, then got thrown out stealing second."
Segura reached on an infield single to open the bottom of the eighth inning. After he stole second, Ryan Braun worked a walk. With Rickie Weeks batting, Segura was caught off second base by Cubs pitcher Shawn Camp, who started a rundown between second and third.
Braun did what he was taught and advanced to second, so whatever the result of Chicago's rundown, the Brewers would have a man in scoring position. Braun and Segura both wound up at second base and Cuzzi correctly called Braun out.
The play should have ended there.
But Segura, who had slid headfirst into second, instead started trotting back to Milwaukee's dugout, thinking he was the man out. Luckily for the Brewers, the Cubs had no one at first, and Segura reached the bag safely. Play resumed with one out and Segura 90 feet further from home than on the previous pitch.