Phillies' Adolis Garcia gets a hit while he's not even playing

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May 26, 2026 - 19:28

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Adolis Garcia raised his batting average on Tuesday before the Philadelphia Phillies even started playing baseball.

That was thanks to a generous scoring change handed down by Major League Baseball involving a play in the weekend series by Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez.

Garcia hit a weak grounder to the left side, and Ramirez had trouble getting it out of his glove. He eventually flubbed a throw toward first base, Garcia reached, and an error was called.

The call was eventually reversed, though.

Here's the play:

🚨CHANGE 101🚨

5/22 @CleGuardians at @Phillies

B2 Adolis García singles, instead of reaching on an error by José Ramírez

Change 2 for PHI#GuardsBall #RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/lZWyqww4wU— MLB Scoring Changes (@ScoringChanges) May 26, 2026

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It seems like a pretty bold overturn.

Ramirez probably makes that play the majority of the time. Garcia isn't that fast that there was any question of whether a clean scoop and throw would get him.

But that's what they went with.

It raises Garcia's average by five points and removes an error from Ramirez.

With this change, @Phillies Adolis Garcia had his average rise from .200 to .205. @CleGuardians 3B Jose Ramirez now has four errors, not five.#GuardsBall #RingTheBell https://t.co/3JPtKoVHDA— MLB Scoring Changes (@ScoringChanges) May 26, 2026

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If anything, it feels like it's getting harder for fielders to get errors. This play certainly makes it seem that way.

But Garcia won't be complaining. He'll take the extra hit for sure.