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ALCS Game 3: Inside A Single Moment

First of all, if you are a Yankees hater (meaning that you are human), game 3 yesterday was nothing short of delectable. A roller coaster ride to be sure, one likely to be remembered for its 4 dramatic HRs — Judge then Stanton, Noel then Fry.

But to me what makes baseball such a great “talking sport” is that a game can turn on the subtlest of plays, and so let’s deconstruct a moment in the bottom of the 10th that may have played a big role in the ultimate outcome.

With one out, Bo Naylor stood at 2B when Steven Kwan hit a sad little comebacker to Clay Holmes.