Marcus Semien was out by a finger in Game 4 of the ALCS. The twist was that his hand wasn't involved.
The Houston Astros got a big double play in the fifth inning on Thursday, when a line drive from Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager went right into the glove of first baseman José Abreu. The quick out caught Semien, who reached base on a single, far away from safety.
Abreu went for the tag, but a diving Semien was called safe at first. The Rangers avoided disaster in their attempt at a comeback from down 7-3, until Houston challenged the call on the field. Further replay showed Abreu's glove had, in fact, made contact with a part of Semien's body. Specifically, Semien's batting gloves. That were in his back pocket.
Unfortunately for Semien, tagging any part of a player's uniform with the ball counts as an out, and batting gloves count as part of the uniform. The call on the field was overturned, ending the inning and another chance for the Rangers to cover the distance.It has been that kind of series for the Rangers since the ALCS arrived at Arlington, Texas.
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