Winning 15 games, a new franchise record, has required the St. Louis Cardinals to be on their A-game at all times. On Saturday, in a win against the Chicago Cubs, they turned one of the craziest double plays you will ever see — a sign that it’s sometimes better to be lucky than good.
The play, which can be watched here, was recorded in the scorebook as 3-2-5, 5-4-2-8-6. In the history book, it was instrumental, as it secured an 8-5 victory. And after the game, when detailing the play, center fielder Harrison Bader said that it was a play that he had never practiced before.