The Oakland A’s earned themselves an extra out on a weird play Thursday, so let’s take a closer look.
In the 4th inning, Baltimore Orioles batter Trey Mancini hit a grounder up the middle. It deflected off the pitcher and caromed toward the second baseman, who fielded it but made a wide throw. The first baseman wasn’t quite able to squeeze the ball, and it dribbled away into foul territory.
Mancini cast a glance behind him to see if there was a chance to head toward second base, but he quickly deduced that he’d need to stay at first.