The Royals and Tigers made nifty flips to first base on back-to-back days against each other
The Tigers were clinging to a 2-0 lead early on Sunday afternoon against the Royals when they turned to some slick glovework to get out of the third inning.
It was a nice play, but the crazy part is that the Royals made a nearly identical one the previous day. Playing the roles of Cabrera and Liriano were
We're seeing double. Almost everything is the same, with the first baseman making a glove flip to the left-handed pitcher, who makes the catch with his opposite hand before beating the runner in a footrace to the bag.
Uncanny.