CINCINNATI -- The Cubs' Javier Baez has never been part of a triple play, but he recognized the possibility of one Friday night and nearly completed it.
Baez was starting at third against the Reds, who had runners at first and second with nobody out in the fifth. Tyler Holt smacked the ball to Baez, and he stepped on third for the force, then fired to second baseman Ben Zobrist, who threw to first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Holt beat the throw by a step.
"I was playing back," Baez said.