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Watch the bizarre triple play the Red Sox hit into against the Orioles

Baltimore's Jonathan Schoop touches second base as Mitch Moreland finds himself in the middle of an odd triple play. Jim Davis / The Boston Globe

By Dialynn Dwyer

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Boston may have come out with a win over Baltimore on Tuesday, but the Orioles pulled off a surprise triple play against the Red Sox that caused confusion for fans and players alike.

With the Red Sox leading, 5-2, in the bottom of the eighth inning, Jackie Bradley Jr. hit what appeared to be a routine pop fly into short left field. Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy called for the ball, but unexpectedly dropped it. The infield fly rule was not called, and Hardy threw to second, where second baseman Jonathan Schoop tagged Mitch Moreland. He then stepped on the base forcing Dustin Pedroia, who hadn’t moved from first base, out. Schoop then threw to first knocking out Bradley, who never touched the base.

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“Pop up. Infielder was camped [under it],” Bradley said, via MLB.com. “Usually it’s an infield fly and I guess nobody called infield fly.”