DETROIT -- John Hicks had a moment to ponder the situation while the Tampa Bay Rays were preoccupied with a mound visit before his at-bat in the 12th inning.
With nobody out and JaCoby Jones on third base after a lead-off triple, Hicks' idea was either crazy or ingenious. Maybe both. He turned to teammate James McCann on the on-deck circle for feedback.
"I walked over to Mac and said, 'I'm going to bunt. I'm going to bunt to first. JaCoby will score easy,'" Hicks remembered. "Mac was like, 'Really?' I said, 'Yeah, why not?' He said, 'All right, go for it.