Grichuk, who must have lost the ball in the dome lighting of Tropicana Field, did his best to recover, but by the time he reached the ball Garcia was already rounding third base.
This could have been a rare stand-up inside-the-park home run, but Garcia decided to flop into the plate, making things look closer than they actually were. He was likely a bit tired after engaging in a full sprint around the bases.
MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN
That’s a 287-foot home run, folks.
Garcia’s journey wasn’t even the first time a team’s poor defense has allowed a go-ahead run to round the bases this month.
There was also this play in Chicago, which technically counted as an error but had a similar effect, scoring three runs including Cubs batter Daniel Descalso.
