The play gets its name because in Little League, players who circle the bases after hitting the ball often get help from the defense.
Here's how it went down. Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez led off the top of the 8th inning and dropped a bunt that was fielded cleanly by Arizona pitcher Jake Diekman, a former Phillie. Diekman turned and threw to first, but the the throw was low and skipped past first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. The ball rattled around the right field line before it was retrieved by Steven Souza Jr., who proceeded to uncork a throw in the general vicinity of third base.
Which would have been a good play, had the throw been, you know, good. The throw was high and wide and bounced into the stands past the third base dugout. Hernandez trotted home and the Phils had a 2-0 lead.
Even with his jog in to score, Statcast tracked Hernandez as making the trip around the bases in 19.01 seconds. And in case you were wondering, Adam Rosales holds the record for fastest home run trot at 15.88 seconds.
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