The Braves' game-ending double play helped make Game 2 an instant classic. But don't blame Bryce Harper for making the right baserunning choice, Ben Verlander says.
fly ball that seemed almost assured to at least tie the game is one of the greatest plays you will ever see.
Let's recap real quick: After Riley's two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth gave the Braves their first lead of the series, Harris ran almost 100 feet to make a jumping catch against the wall in right-center field to rob Castellanos of an extra-base hit in the ninth. Harris, realizing Harper had rounded second, then threw the ball back into the infield, but his throw missed both second basemanI don't want to discredit what Harris did with his amazing catch.
If Harper stops at second, loses his momentum and turns to watch the play unfold, he has just cost himself a scoring chance, because guess who is standing about 10 feet behind Harris ready to play the ball's carom off the fence if Harris misses?., with one of the strongest outfield arms in baseball. You can see Acuña right in position in the video. If Harper is standing on second base when that ball hits the fence and rolls to Acuña, he is not scoring.
No, if you're as smart as Harper, you take the chance that the game will be won or lost right then and there. The probability that Harris would have made that five-star catch and Riley would have made that unbelievable out-of-position play is low enough to be worth taking that chance, especially given that the game is probably going to be over soon anyway, even if Harper gets back to first in time.
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