US EditionA ball thrown from the stands causes moment of confusion in Braves-Giants game
- During the Braves-Giants game at Oracle Park on Friday night, a fan threw a ball onto the field while Matt Olson was scoring from third base.
- The incident occurred in the top of the fourth inning following a bases-loaded line drive by Sean Murphy, when Mike Yastrzemski threw the ball to home plate.
- Despite the second ball landing near the pitcher's mound and the umpires huddling over the matter, officials ruled the thrown ball did not affect the play and allowed Olson's run to stand.
- Giants manager Bob Melvin called the event "a first" and said, "I don't know where it came from," while broadcaster Mike Krukow described the culprit as a clown who "came out of the upper deck."
- The Giants won 5-4 in a walk-off win in the 10th inning, and security had not identified the person who threw the ball as of late Friday night.
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Marin Independent Journal
‘That’s a first’: Ball thrown from upper deck causes confusion at SF Giants game
SAN FRANCISCO — There isn’t much that manager Bob Melvin hasn’t seen on a baseball field. Friday night provided him — and most of his players — with a first. In the top of the fourth inning, Sean Murphy hit a bases loaded line drive at right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Yastrzemski made the catch and fired home; Olson tagged up and burst for the plate. As Yastrzemski’s throw arrived and Olson slid home safe, a second ball entered the playing field.…
Idaho Press
A ball thrown from the stands causes moment of confusion in Braves-Giants game
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An overexuberant fan had people seeing double during the game between the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants.
Fan throws ball onto field in bizarre sequence at Braves-Giants game
A fan caused confusion and generated frustration on Friday night during a game between the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves after throwing a ball onto the field during a play at the plate in the top of the fourth inning. The bizarre moment unfolded after Braves catcher Sean Murphy lined out to Mike Yastrzemski in right field. Matt Olson tagged from third and easily beat the one-hop throw from Yastrzemski, but the ball thrown from the stan…
Bizarre video shows fan throwing a baseball onto field during the Braves-Giants game
We’ve seen weird stuff on a baseball field before, but what happened Friday night in Atlanta was definitely a new one. During the Braves-Giants game, some fan in the stands decided to launch a ball onto the field mid-play — and it just so happened to land at the absolute worst possible time.Sean Murphy had just lined out to right. Matt Olson tagged from third and scored easily on the play, but right as the throw was coming in from Mike Yastrzems…
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