VIDEO: Indians Botching Potential Game-Ending Double Play Against Mets is Even Worse in Slow Motion
By Thomas Carannante
In what world is the first baseman throwing home here, Brad? The Cleveland Indians held a 3-2 lead over the New York Mets in the bottom of the 10th and manager Terry Francona probably felt confident in his team's chances of capturing the win and gaining a game on the Minnesota Twins. Well, he was sadly mistaken, as Brad Hand blew the save and made a horrible defensive gaffe to make it even worse. With runners on first and third and one out, Michael Conforto hit a sharp grounder to Carlos Santana, who threw to second base in an attempt to turn the game-ending double play. But nobody covered first because ... Hand thought Santana would be throwing to home?
A look at the double play the @Indians couldn't complete that would've sealed the game. pic.twitter.com/cQlKPDY3iu
— SportsTime Ohio (@SportsTimeOhio) August 22, 2019
OK, even if he was throwing home, why are you running in that direction? This is 100% on Hand, and his lack of awareness cost the Indians what should have been a win. Instead, they've dropped two games to the Mets and, well, look and sound like the Mets we're all used to.
Brad Hand:
— Matt Ehalt (@MattEhalt) August 22, 2019
“I kind of stopped, expected him to go home. Once he wasn’t throwing it home, I didn’t have a chance to get over there in time. Tough play.”
After Conforto's grounder scored the game-tying run, JD Davis creamed a walk-off single two batters later to give the Mets a 4-3 win.