Phillies turn rare 1-3-5 triple play against Tigers, 1st since 1929
The Philadelphia Phillies turned a rare 1-3-5 triple play to snuff out a possible Detroit Tigers
By Dave Hogg
Published - Jun 24, 2024, 09:17 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2024, 09:17 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies turned a rare third-inning triple play to snuff out a possible Detroit Tigers rally on Monday night.
Trailing 4-0, the Tigers had a chance to get something going when Zach McKinstry and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back singles, putting runners on the corners.
Matt Vierling hit a broken-bat liner back to Aaron Nola, who tossed to Bryce Harper to double Kelly off first.
McKinstry had never stopped running from third, so Harper had plenty of time to flip to Alec Bohm to finish the triple play.
