Red Sox score bizarre run on sacrifice fly without tagging up from 3rd base
Anthony Seigler scored from third base on a sacrifice fly Monday night — without ever tagging up. Needless to say, that left everyone in Toronto a little confused. Seigler scored Boston's only run in a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays on a chaotic, inning-ending double play that resulted in a 17-minute delay trying to sort out the whole thing.
On Monday night, Anthony Seigler scored from third base during a Red Sox game against the Blue Jays in Toronto. However, Seigler's scoring play was unusual as he did not tag up after hitting a fly ball to center field. This led to confusion among spectators and even some Blue Jays players. The play resulted in a 17-minute delay as officials tried to determine the correct outcome.
The scoreboard initially showed two outs when Ceddanne Rafaela hit the fly ball, and Seigler was heading to the plate. Nick Sogard took off from first base, and when the ball was caught and thrown to first base, it seemed to be the third out. However, umpires discussed the play and consulted MLB's replay center to determine if Seigler's crossing of home plate before Sogard was called out was valid.
Since Seigler crossed home plate before the third out was made, Toronto did not appeal, and the run stood.
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