High-wire act! Inside the insane play in 9th inning of Brewers-Padres - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the NLDS following a bizarre play where a fly ball hit a stadium cable. The incident sparked debate among players and fans regarding whether the ball would have been a home run.
Why it matters
Unusual game-altering events in high-stakes playoff series often become significant moments in sports history.
Was it going out? Was it going to be caught? Or was it going foul?
The debate will rage forward, yet it will yield no answers.
No, not even the players and coaches in both dugouts could agree on what would have happened had Ty France’s skyscraping fly ball, in a stroke of celestial grace, not collided with a support cable above the outfield at American Family Field, keeping it from its intended destination and instead safety redirecting it into Jackson Chourio’s glove.
Where, exactly, that intended destination was is anyone’s guess.
San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen thought it was a home run. Brewers catcher William Contreras concurred, saying he was worried about the glass panels above the second deck of bleachers in left field. France himself did, too.
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