Manny Machado No Johnny Hustle On Single Off Left Field Wall In World Series Game 3

With the Dodgers leading 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the LA shortstop drilled a pitch to deep left field. Machado thought he had hit a home run. That wasn’t exactly the case:

The ball bounced off the wall and Machado found himself at . . . first base after being slow to get out of the box. A well-hit ball like that should give a player more than enough time to stretch it into a double.

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Twitter was quick to point out Machado’s lackadaisical effort:

When your team is down two games to none in the World Series and has a one-run lead in a crucial Game 3, you might want to put forth just a bit more effort.