When I played, a coach of mine used to always say, “Million dollar play, but a one-cent throw.” He wanted to emphasize that you can do the most dazzling thing in the world to stop a hard-hit ball and you will still need to make the throw to first in order to record an out.
Andrés Giménez made such a play in the bottom of the seventh inning today. With a twitch, he snared a ball off the bat of Trea Turner. He threw to first with a hitch. The ball sailed beyond Owen Miller and Eddy Alvarez scored from third.