Phillies make rare 1-3-5 triple play against Tigers, first since 1929

DETROIT– The Philadelphia Phillies have become a rare third-inning triple play to extinguish a possible Detroit Tigers rally on Monday night.

Trailing 4-0, the Tigers had a chance to make something happen when Zach McKinstry and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back singles, putting runners on the corners.

Matt Vierling hit a broken bat back to Aaron Nola, who threw to Bryce Harper to double Kelly at first.

McKinstry never stopped running from third, so Harper had plenty of time to turn to Alec Bohm to finish off the triple play.

It was the first 1-3-5 triple play in the majors since the Tigers turned one against the Red Sox on July 11, 1929, Major League Baseball saidciting the Society for American Baseball Research.

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