The Cardinals are on a hot streak, stacking wins as the regular season winds down. In this game, they thought they had pulled off another lucky break after a confusing play involving the infield fly rule, but things didn’t go their way. It started when Nolan Arenado slipped while trying to catch a shallow pop-up. The ball dropped in fair territory, but the ump had already called an infield fly, meaning the batter was automatically out and the runners could advance at their own risk.
Chaos followed. The Cardinals tagged the runners and thought they got a double play. The umps weren’t all on the same page. One of them didn’t realize the infield fly had been called and ruled a force out at second. When the runner rounded the base and got tagged again, confusion hit. The second base ump said the runner only left the base because of his mistake, so he called time and declared the runner safe. The Cardinals manager exploded, arguing the call and accusing the crew of blowing it. He ended up getting tossed for pointing in the ump’s face and cursing him out.
Despite all the drama, the Cardinals rebounded and struck out the next batter to end the inning. No damage done, just more fuel for their wild late-season run. The play didn’t go their way, but the win streak stays alive.