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Twins catcher Gary Sánchez appeared to hesitate out of the box after he punched an 0-2, 96 mph pitch from Tigers right-hander Jason Foley into left field. And for good reason.
Sánchez managed to hit the running sinker twice, resulting in a 75.1 mph bloop single and a confused batter.