Adam Engel escaped one rundown before finally getting caught in a second rundown
Getting caught in a rundown, in general, is not something you want to do on the basepaths. You're stuck between two safe havens with defenders slowly closing in on you. Your only hope of escape requires a professional athlete making a mistake on a short-range throw or catch. The odds are not in your favor.
In the eighth inning of the White Sox's 5-2 loss to the Twins Tuesday night,
Two pitches later,
The lesson, of course, is that one should not try his luck in rundowns multiple times in the span of two pitches. However, thanks to some heads-up baserunning from Anderson, the White Sox still ended the play by giving up an out to get a runner on third. In that sense, the White Sox got the best outcome out of two straight rundowns, which isn't exactly easy to do.