Detroit – Eric Haase had a couple of things working against him in the fourth inning Saturday when he drove a sinking liner into center field.
One, speedy Billy Hamilton was playing center field for the White Sox and, as he typically does, he was playing shallow. Two, Miguel Cabrera, less than speedy, was on first base — not unlike being stuck behind a pulling guard on an open field run.
And three, it’s probably been since his days at Dearborn Divine Child that he’s had to sprint four bases in one long gallop.
So when Hamilton dove and missed Haase’s liner, the odds were only about even that he’d chase Cabrera all the way to home plate, let alone score himself.