The Arizona Diamondbacks had themselves a rough Halloween night in Tuesday’s Game 4 of the World Series, but they did manage to show some life late in the game with six unanswered runs.
And while it would be a stretch to call that late rally a serious comeback attempt, it did provide us with one of the weirder moments in the stands.
Batting with two outs in the eighth inning, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a three-run home run into the left-field stands to bring the Snakes within six runs.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. gives the Snakes some life! pic.twitter.com/lb65xdlIfR
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) November 1, 2023
Again, the home run was pretty inconsequential and only made the game look closer than it really was. But I just can’t stop laughing at the scene in the stands. For 20 seconds, nobody could find the baseball. At one point, it appeared that one fan was falsely accused of catching the baseball, and he had to be like, “No, this is a different ball.” And then the search just continued.
@mlbonfox How the heck did he end up with it 😂 #mlb #baseball #worldseries #texasrangers #arizonadiamondbacks ♬ original sound – MLBonFOX
As fans in the first row continued looking behind seats for the baseball, the guy in the red D-backs jersey somehow ended up with the ball. How he got it — I have no idea. But he seemed to have the ball right away and nobody else in the area noticed.
That was honestly the most compelling part of the game. Let’s hope those fans stopped looking for the ball eventually.
