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#pounditMonday, March 18, 2024

Billy Butler picked off to kill rally in first (Video)

Billy Butler came through with an RBI single to drive in the Royals’ first run of their wild card playoff game on Tuesday, but he also ended the inning with a blunder on the bases.

Butler hit a single to left field to drive in a run and make it 2-1 Oakland with two outs in the first. A’s pitcher Jon Lester got ahead 0-2 on Alex Gordon, and before the third pitch of the at-bat, he caught Butler snoozing off the first base bag.

The A’s got Butler in a rundown and threw home to tag out Eric Hosmer, who figured he might as well try to score while his teammate was in a pickle.

Royals manager Ned Yost said in an in-game interview that the team was trying to run a first-and-third play, but they executed it poorly.

Billy Butler selfie

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