It was not, however, the first time a postseason batter hit a ball over the fence with the bases loaded to end a game.
"But when the first batter hit a ball to the gap for a double, I did have a flashback there pretty quick".
The one type of play Soriano says he would like to have more chances with in left is when a batter lines a ball directly at him, over his head.
One batter later, a ball did an amazing balancing act along the outfield retaining wall, allowing the Red Sox to tie the game on their way to a breezy 9-5 victhat that extended their lead to a game and a half in the American League East.
For example, if a batter hits a ball into an outfield gap, the ball is badly misplayed by an outfielder attempting to retrieve and throw the ball back into the infield, and the batter is able to reach all four bases to score, then the official scorer must decide whether an error should be charged to the outfielder.
Form the batter into a ball and chill it.
If there are already two strikes on the batter, a foul ball is not counted as a third strike; thus, a foul ball cannot result in the immediate strikeout of the batter.
Most putouts are made by (1) striking out the batter, (2) catching a ball on the fly, (3) throwing the batter out, or (4) tagging out a base runner.
In the seventh, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira led off by drawing a walk, and the next batter, Nick Swisher, blooped a ball into right field.
The next batter, Daniel Descalso, grounded a ball back to Gee, but he skipped his throw to second, allowing Craig to score.
