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The Mets and Phillies combined for one of the more pinball-y putouts you'll see

By Matt Monagan

Pinball and baseball rarely cross paths (unless you're Frank Thomas), but during Thursday's Phillies-Mets game, batter James Loney, pitcher Luis Garcia and first baseman Ryan Howard recreated the classic arcade game in the sixth inning. Seriously, just play these sounds and watch the Vine below:

Look at Ryan Howard with the headfirst dive. Ten points for you, Ryan Howard! (Or maybe for Loney, I'm not really sure).

Fortunately, Garcia was fine after the ricochet and pitched a scoreless inning.

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