PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It was a 1-1 game in the bottom of the sixth inning of Game No. 78, Tuesday, June 26, in the most wretched season in Baltimore Orioles’ history. For one of the rare moments, it seemed the Orioles were in a good position to win. They had the bases loaded and no outs against the Seattle Mariners, when their slugger and valued star, Manny Machado, stepped to the plate.
Machado slapped a 3-1 pitch to Mariners’ second baseman Dee Gordon, who tossed to shortstop Jean Segura for one out. Then in his haste to double up Machado, Segura bobbled the ball before clutching once, then twice, then a third time before throwing to first.