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The Philadelphia Phillies have been criticized for their extreme shifts and even Jake Arrieta has called his manager out for them. On Wednesday night, Kris Bryant took advantage, stealing third base in a unique-looking play that led to a couple runs for the Chicago Cubs.
After starting the fourth inning with a walk, Bryant took off to second on a 3-1 pitch to Anthony Rizzo. The pitch was low for ball four, but the throw still went to second.
Normally teams don’t do the extreme shift on Rizzo when a runner is on base, but the Phillies did and Bryant proved once again why he’s considered one of if not the best base runner in the game.
Philadelphia had three guys on the right of second base, so their third baseman covered the bag as Bryant slid in. So, that meant no one was at third base and Bryant did this.
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Some people say @KrisBryant_23 is a pretty decent baserunner. pic.twitter.com/RM7pTNdxnH
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 7, 2018
Bryant then scored on a single by Willson Contreras.
It’s great to see these kinds of plays go in the favor of the Cubs, but by now fans should be used to it with Kris Bryant.
By the way, five years ago today, the Cubs drafted Kris Bryant second overall in the 2013 MLB draft.
