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Not even a gigantic hop off the first-base bag could keep Ryon Healy from this ground ball

When Rafael Devers hit a grounder to first base in the seventh inning of Seattle's 7-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday night, Ryon Healy was probably thinking that the ball would remain ... you know, on the ground. It's got "ground" right in the name, after all, and it's not like baseballs typically leap into the air with little warning. That is, unless the first-base bag gets involved:

Can one play be worth two outs?

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