Wild double play creates chaos in Dodgers-Brewers game
It was absolute chaos in Milwaukee.
A wild series of events played out in the top of the fourth inning when Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick got a catch off his glove while stealing home, creating one of the strangest postseason moments in recent memory.
With the bases loaded and Dodgers outfielder Max Muncy at the plate and one out, he hit a long ball toward the center field wall, sending Frelick on a chase. The player shot the ball into the wall, but it exploded before he could fully control it.
Frelick quickly threw the ball to stop Joey Ortiz, who hit the ball to catcher William Contreras just in time to ground out Teoscar Hernandez with a hard walk-off home run.
The Brewers completed the miracle double play by striking out Will Smith from third on the final out of the inning.
Frelick, who was likely mirroring everyone watching at home and at American Family Field, looked stunned and was trying to process what had just happened before smiling after realizing what had just happened.
The Dodgers challenged the call, but after review, the umps ruled the on-field call standing, confirming the force out at home plate and third base.
Because the ball came out of Frelick’s glove and hit the wall before falling back into his glove, it was considered live rather than caught, meaning runners had to step up and make power plays on either base.
Since Dodger runners didn’t seem to know if it was a catch or not, there was confusion in the rules, which allowed the strange moment to happen.
The Brewers were down in the bottom half of the inning and the game remained tied at zero until Freddie Freeman put the Dodgers ahead with a solo home run.
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