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Why Yankees' Matt Holliday's wacky baserunning actually made sense

BOSTON -- It made absolutely no sense.

Then, well, maybe it did.

Matt Holliday confused just about everyone at Fenway Park with a seemingly boneheaded baserunning decision in the Yankees' 4-1 win in 16 innings over the Red Sox on Saturday.

In the 11th inning, Holliday was on first base. Jacoby Ellsbury ripped a grounder to first baseman Mitch Moreland. His throw beat Holliday to second in plenty of time, but Holliday turned back around and slid feet first into first base -- despite the force out at second.