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Michael Saunders had a bit of trouble catching fly balls on Monday night

The Blue Jays beat the Giants, 3-1, on Monday night. They played well, and so did Michael Saunders, who helped his team's cause by recording a key RBI single in the top of the first inning. But in the field, in the sixth inning, the elements had their way with the left fielder. 
The lights (THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO GO DOWN IN THE CITY) turned this Brandon Belt line-out into a double:

And then, two batters later, Saunders encountered a suprise speed bump en route to catching a Brandon Crawford foul popup. The ball landed quite squarely on his head:

Let's just all be thankful that the AT&T Park seagulls didn't decide to also get involved in the sixth-inning madness ...

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