The Texas Rangers scored a rare triple play that helped them come from behind to beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 Thursday night in Arlington, Texas
The Rangers scored four runs in the eighth inning to complete the comeback from a five-run deficit.
With the bases loaded with and no outs in the fourth inning, Los Angeles' David Fletcher hit a one-hopper that appeared headed down the left field line. Third baseman Jurickson Profar backhanded the ball on a short hop and stepped on third for the first out.
Profar then tagged Taylor Ward, who began the play on third base but was unsure if Profar caught the ball or not and retreated back to third base. Profar then threw to Rougned Odor for a force at second base to complete the triple play, the sixth in franchise history and the first since May 20, 2009, against the Seattle Mariners.
It was the first triple play in 106 years in which the batter was not retired, according to STATS. The last was turned by the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds on June 3, 1912.
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