Can you tell whether the baserunner managed to escape this rundown or not?
MIAMI, FL - JUNE 14: Justin Bour #41 of the Miami Marlins chases Hunter Pence #8 of the San Francisco Giants during a rundown in the tenth inning at Marlins Park on June 14, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Ah, rundowns: those blissful few seconds when all sense of order and precision give way to complete improvisational madness. Sometimes they lead to routine outs. Other times, however, they lead to truly jaw-dropping escapes, victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.
But can you tell which is which? We've assembled eight seemingly dire baserunning situations -- it's up to you to figure out whether offense or defense came out on top.