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Devil Rays turn a triple play last night. Runners on 1st and 3rd with no outs. Batter strikes out, R1 breaks for second and is thrown out attempting to steal, R3 breaks for home and gets thrown out at the plate. If you're scoring at home (which you're not, or you wouldn't be reading this), it goes as a 2-6-2 triple play -- the first ever. It's also only the 7th triple play since 1900 that started with a strikeout.
Kevin Kouzmanoff made his major league debut for the Indians against the Rangers last night. He was subbing for the injured Travis Hafner who has hit a record-tying 6 grand slams this season. So what did Kouzmanoff do? Hit a grand slam in his first major league game? Better. Hit a grand slam in his first major league at-bat? Better! He hit the very first pitch he saw in the bigs for a grand salami. He's only the third guy ever to hit a grand slam in his first major league at-bat, and the first ever to do it on the first pitch.
Pretty cool stuff to think about now that the Sox have a big fork sticking out of their backs.
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Any NCAA rules and interpretations in this post are relevant for men's games only!
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