What Toronto Blue Jays players said about bizarre lodged ball incident during World Series

Down 3-1 with a runner on first base and no outs, the Toronto Blue Jays had a chance to tie Game 6 of the World Series in the bottom of the ninth inning.

And Addison Barger nearly did it.

A well hit ball to left-centre field hit the wall, and then it just stuck there.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielders stopped, appealing to the umpire to deem it a lodged ball.

Meanwhile, Myles Straw and Barger rounded the bases, each crossing home plate in the hopes the call went their way.

It didn't, and the Blue Jays went on to lose the game.

BARGER SETS HITS A DOUBLE AFTER THE BALL GETS LODGED IN THE WALL

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Blue Jays manager John Schneider was asked about the play afterwards.

"Been here a long time and haven't seen a ball get lodged ever," Schneider said about the bizarre play. "Just caught a tough break there. [Barger] put a really good swing on that pitch... Just kind of didn't bounce our way there."

"I couldn't really see the ball trapped or anything, I just saw them waving their hands, so I'm just going to keep running and see what they call it," Barger said. "I saw it hit the wall, I didn't really see after that. I just kept going, just in case."

Had one of the Dodgers outfielders picked up the ball, Straw would have scored from first base and Barger likely would have stopped at second. It would have given the Blue Jays more options, perhaps to bunt Barger over to third base and set up an attempt at a sacrifice fly to tie the game.

So the lodged ball was a break for the Dodgers.

"No one has ever really seen the ball do that here, myself included," said Straw. "That would have been a live ball if [the Dodgers outfielder] grabbed it. But they did the right thing, as an outfielder, you're supposed to do that. That's the right call."

Better luck next time.

The World Series will be decided Saturday night in Toronto when the Blue Jays and Dodgers play Game 7.