WATCH: Tigers turn unusual 6-4-3 triple play in game that doesn't count
The Tigers turned an unusual 6-4-3 triple play in Friday's game, which was eventually called due to rain.
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Mike Axisa
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If a team turns a triple play but the game is later cancelled because of rain, does it count? Of course it does! The Internet never forgets.
On Friday afternoon, the Tigers turned an usual 6-4-3 triple play during their game against the Braves. Atlanta had runners on first and second with no outs when minor league catcher Willians Astudillo slapped a soft line drive to Jose Iglesias at shortstop. Here is the ensuing chaos:
See what happened there? Iglesias dropped Astudillo's line drive, so he flipped to Ian Kinsler at second base. Kinsler tagged the runner at second who had retreated to the bag thinking the line drive would be caught. That was the first out of the inning.
After that, Kinsler stepped on second base for the force out and the second out of the inning. He then threw down to first base to complete the triple play. It's not often you see a 6-4-3 triple play.
In fact, according to Baseball Almanac, there have only been 56 triple plays of the 6-4-3 variety in history. The last regular season 6-4-3 triple play came back in 2009, when the D-Backs did it to the Dodgers that May.
Anyway, Saturday's game between the Tigers and Braves was cancelled not long after the triple play due to rain, so no one will ever remember it happened.
