Chalk it up to magic: 2 Mets infield hits defy gravity, logic
NEW YORK — Sometimes, each final blade of grass and speck of filth issues.
The Mets engineered a three-run rally within the seventh inning Monday of their 5-0 win over the Padres by way of unorthodox means at Citi Field, dropping a pair of infield hits completely down the third-base line. Somehow, each stayed honest, seemingly defying the legal guidelines of physics.
First, Luis Guillorme laid a bunt down the road, the place it hit the lip of the infield grass however didn’t carom into foul floor. Instead, third baseman Manny Machado merely watched because the ball rolled to a cease on the proper facet of the road, leading to an infield hit.
Two batters later, Tomás Nido swung and hit a gradual curler to almost the identical spot. This time, Machado, pitcher Yu Darvish and home-plate umpire Lance Barksdale all crowded across the ball because it got here to relaxation on the chalk of the foul line itself.
The rally continued lengthy sufficient for Francisco Lindor to interrupt open the sport with a two-run double off reliever Tim Hill.
