Lineup card error forces Rays' pitcher to hit

[BAMAPHIN 22]

An error on the Tampa Bay Rays' official lineup card forced starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine to bat in Sunday's game against Cleveland.

The Rays listed Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria as the third baseman on the card given to the umpires before the start of the game. Longoria was supposed to be the designated hitter.


"Designated hitter has to be designated on the lineup card and he wasn't," umpire crew chief Tim McClelland said. "That was just a mis-write, so to speak. That's how we interpreted it."

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[CedarPhin]

Ended up getting a double and an RBI out of it as well.

 

[Bumpus]

BooHoo. The pitcher had to bat.

 

[SpaceMountain16]

Better than Pat Burrell.