Among this group of ten are some plays you undoubtedly
remember. All of them are worthy of your memory.
Moment #:
160
Date: October 25, 2014
Game: 2014 World Series Game 4, @ San
Francisco Giants
Score: Kansas City 4, San Francisco 3, Bottom
of the 5th
Situation: One out, bases loaded
Count: 0-0
Matchup: Juan Perez vs. Danny Duffy
Result: Line out to center field, tying run
scores
WPA: -1%
Summary: Jarrod Dyson
makes a circus catch in center field with the bases loaded, but can’t prevent
the tying run from scoring.
The Giants had already begun their comeback in The Game
That Got Away, having scored a run in the bottom of the 3rd to make it 4-2, and
having chased Jason Vargas in the bottom of the 5th, had already scored one run
and had the bases loaded with just one out. On the first pitch from Danny
Duffy, the Royals’ third pitcher of the inning, Juan Perez hit a liner into
shallow center field. Had there been two outs in the inning instead of one, or
if the Royals had gone on to win the game, Jarrod Dyson’s diving catch would be
remembered as one of the best defensive plays – maybe the best – of the last two years. His jump, his acceleration, his
speed…look how shallow he is when he catches this ball. It’s an amazing catch.
But, alas, it was a Pyrrhic one, as Hunter Pence tagged and easily scored the tying run after Dyson had to dive to make the play. Duffy would then strike out Brandon Crawford to end the inning, and Dyson would lead off the top of the 6th with a single. That would be the last time they were favored to win the game, however; Nori Aoki would ground into a double play, and the Giants would score three in the 6th and four in the 7th to put the game away.
But, alas, it was a Pyrrhic one, as Hunter Pence tagged and easily scored the tying run after Dyson had to dive to make the play. Duffy would then strike out Brandon Crawford to end the inning, and Dyson would lead off the top of the 6th with a single. That would be the last time they were favored to win the game, however; Nori Aoki would ground into a double play, and the Giants would score three in the 6th and four in the 7th to put the game away.
