Those who watched Tuesday night's boat race between the Indians and Reds all the way through were rewarded by the sight of one of baseball's rarest plays. No -- not an unassisted triple play or anything like that. But instead a twice-struck batted ball.
Here's Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips making contact with the ball with his bat handle and later his barrel:
A comedian would note that Phillips' part in the play might've the second-oddest part of the play -- the top spot belonging to the misplay by Francisco Lindor, one of the game's best shortstops. Either way, you don't see stuff like this every day.
