One of the best things about baseball is how weird it is.
There really isn't much more to say to tee up this ... well, strange play during Tuesday's Giants-Cardinals game:
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This was ruled a "soft ground ball" and a single off the bat of Paul DeJong in the bottom of the first, but it's clearly a bit more than that.
As a matter of fact, the ball was so deep into foul territory, nobody on the field appeared to go after it -- and that's fair, theoretically speaking.
Even the Cards dugout was pumped on the strange play:
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Whatever helps, we suppose. But while it was bad luck for the Giants, pitcher Dereck Rodriguez got out of the jam with no harm done.