Two Reds fans really wanted to get their hands on a baseball stuck just over the outfield wall during a game between Cincinnati and the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Sunday.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, St. Louis outfielder Bryan Torres hit a shot toward right field, and it just snuck over the wall for a two-run blast. But the ball wedged itself between the fence and a back wall, making itself ripe for the taking.
Two fans, a father and son duo, attempted to build an impromptu human claw machine to reach the ball. The father held his son over the wall by his legs and lowered him slowly down toward the ball. Similar to a typical slippery claw machine in an arcade, the prize was not obtained — but the reason for the miss was different.
Stadium security arrived quickly and stopped the two from carrying out their plan.
No matter the outcome, it created a funny situation that was caught on camera during the Reds’ broadcast.
“That dude is going to sacrifice his son,” one of the announcers said.
Unfortunately for the family, they left Busch Stadium without a ball or a Reds win as the Cardinals completed a three-game sweep with a 5-3 victory.
The home run by Torres was the difference maker, as it gave the Cardinals the lead they’d hang on to.
Those three losses for the Reds saw them fall to the bottom of the National League Central. Almost the opposite can be said for the Cardinals, who now sit second in the division and hold the top NL wild-card spot.
Still, the Reds have a solid chance of making the playoffs, at least at this point in June. They sit just 2 1/2 games behind for the third wild-card spot held, which is held by the Diamondbacks.
