In Friday’s Red Sox-Indians game, Verdugo was on second and went to third on what was described as Dalbec’s fielder’s choice “in which both players reached base safely.” To me, no out means the batter is credited with a hit, assuming there was no error. No different than if Dalbec had beaten a clean throw to first. In other words, if you put the ball in play, and with clean fielding the defense fails to get anybody out, that’s a hit. Maybe the account I read got it wrong. But in the back of my mind that does sound like the rule, and as rare as it is, it sounds unfair to me.
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