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  • n  a baseball play in which a base runner is caught off base and tagged out

  • Marvel ous Maury Wills blithely stole second on a pick-off play.
  • Boudreau's pick-off play (catching a runner off base) was easily the Series' most spectacular play, and an example of his drill-order perfectionism.
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  • Scott Kazmir no-hit bid broken up in 7th inning
    Cleveland Indians pitcher Scott Kazmir had a no-hitter going against the Baltimore Orioles through six innings, but lost it on the first batter of the seventh frame when Manny Machado hit a sharp grounder into left field for a double. Machado would also come around to score, taking third base on an errant throw by Kazmir as he attempted a pick-off and coming home on a sacrifice fly. Kazmir has ...
    June 27, 2013 - SB Nation

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