CINCINNATI — It started with a leap at the wall, and then all hell broke loose.
The ball screamed off the bat of Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel, sailing toward the left-field fence in the fifth inning Saturday night. With a leap, Orioles left fielder Austin Hays reached toward the ball and missed the catch. But as the ball ricocheted off the wall, it landed in his glove, appearing as if it was a catch. That led Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer to believe Hays had caught it cleanly, and he turned and scampered back to first base.
And that’s only the beginning of the wildest moment of the Reds’ 8-2 victory over the Orioles.
