The Twins and White Sox had a strange sequence last week that turned into a lesson in baseball chaos. Rich Hill couldn’t find the zone and loaded the bases on walks. Then came a soft flare that should’ve been a routine double play opportunity. Instead, the infield fly rule wasn’t called, and everyone on the field seemed confused—except the umpires, who got it right. The Twins botched the play by not going home with the ball. Instead, they turned to second and got one force out there, then tagged a runner who was already out, leading to no second out. A third runner jogged safely back to second, leaving everyone scratching their heads.
The weird part was how hesitant all the White Sox runners looked, which might’ve been because someone thought the infield fly rule was in effect. Even the runner on third stayed put when he should’ve bolted home. Somehow, it worked out for the Sox anyway. Rich Hill gave up two runs and got pulled, clearly frustrated. Meanwhile, James McCann ended up on second without anyone being sure if he knew what was happening or just got lucky. Either way, he laughed it off. The umps sorted everything out, broke it down for Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, and the game went on. By the end of the inning, the White Sox had done what they usually do to lefties—score runs and win.