Dee Gordon got into Ryon Healy's territory on a popup, so Healy directed him back to second
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This was evident when Delino DeShields led off the game with a popup toward Healy. Gordon's instincts took over as he charged toward the ball and caught it ... right behind a bemused Healy:
You tell that whippersnapper, Ryon!
Given Gordon's long history at second, he and Healy will be clicking on all cylinders before too long. Gordon made up for it anyway by leading off the bottom of the first with a triple and scoring on a sacrifice fly.
That would win anyone over.
Gordon got to be sassy on his own anyway in the seventh, when Jean Segura ranged over from shortstop into his territory for a popup:
Dee learned from the best.