Toronto Blue Jays' left fielder Michael Saunders had a difficult inning against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night. While he did hit a bases loaded single in the first inning to get a run on the board for the Jays, one inning in particular was extremely unkind to him. It all started two batters into the bottom of the sixth inning. Matt Duffy had just been walked by Aaron Sanchez, and there was one out. Brandon Belt hit a liner to left center field, and for a moment, it looked as if Saunders had it covered. But suddenly, Saunders put his arm out to catch the ball, which was yards away from where the ball was falling. And then he turned his entire head twoard the centerfield wall, AKA away from the ball and the field of play. The ball had gotten lost in the lights, and Saunders hadn't even seen it. He realized what happened immediately and started to run after it, but Jays centerfielder Kevin Pillar was there to back him up. That misplay got Belt a double. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] Things didn't get better from there. Two batters later, Brandon Crawford hit a tall pop-up down the left field line. Saunders ran in to catch it, and he nearly had it. But...
Michael Saunders allergic to catching fly balls for entire inning
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