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Chapman snags 110-mph screamer, turns DP

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"There aren't too many guys who make that play and get one out let alone two," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "It's special defensively."

Athletics manager Bob Melvin discusses Matt Chapman having a big impact on defense despite the team's 6-3 loss to the Twins

With a runner on first and no outs in the third inning, Twins slugger Miguel Sano roped a grounder down the third-base line at 110 mph, according to Statcast™, but Chapman dove to his right and snagged the ball, then spun in a single motion to start a 5-4-3 double play with a lightning-quick throw to second baseman Adam Rosales.