In a wild sequence during a Giants game, left fielder Blake Sabol made an impressive sliding catch in the fifth inning that got a detailed breakdown, including his intense catch face. Moments later, Brandon Crawford couldn’t pull in a shallow fly, drawing a similar reaction from Alex Cobb on the mound. Cobb kept his same anxious, bug-eyed expression through another deep fly ball that was caught, showing his consistent brand of mild panic.
The most chaotic moment came when Jeff McNeil blooped a fair ball down the left field line, only for a young fan to reach out and touch it, thinking it was foul. Sabol stopped playing, assuming interference would be called. The umpires met and ruled that the runner on first would have scored without fan interference, placing him at home and sending McNeil to second. That decision didn’t sit well with either team. Giants manager Gabe Kapler challenged the call, believing he was just asking for a rule check. The umps disagreed and charged him the team’s challenge. Kapler argued they should have clarified, but the ruling stood.
Meanwhile, Sabol approached the fan during the review and reassured him. The kid, visibly upset, got a fist bump and some comforting words. Sabol later explained he just wanted to let the kid know it was okay and to enjoy the game. It was a rare human moment in a tense middle inning. Back to baseball, Cobb got out of the jam with a pop-up to end the inning. Pete Alonso broke his bat over his knee in frustration afterward, needing two tries.