Bruce Bochy has seen just about everything since he started managing in 1995.
But in the Giants' 5-3 loss to the Brewers on Sunday, Bochy witness something he had never seen before.
"First time I've seen it," Bochy said. "First time."
In the second inning, reigning National League MVP Christian Yelich roped a Jeff Samardzija pitch to right field. The ball skipped to the wall and then it disappeared.
Right fielder Kevin Pillar threw up his arms, the universal signal to the umpires that the ball has gone out of play.
But a ground rule double in right field at Oracle Park? That seems hard considering the height of the wall.
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In this case, the ball bounced perfectly between the archway gates and into the standing-room only section under the out-of-town scoreboard where a fan picked up the ball.
First base umpire John Libka ran out to see what happened and once Pillar explained the situation, Yelich was awarded two bases. Ben Gamel, who was on first base, was awarded third base.
"I was a little concerned," Bochy said. "But Kevin, with his experience, he did the right thing instead of trying to dig it out."
Samardzija was able to strike out Ryan Braun to strand Gamel and Yelich.
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Oracle Park is in its 20th year of existence. Bochy is in his 13th and final year as Giants manager. Somehow, after all of Bochy's games in the ballpark on the shores of McCovey Cove, he saw something new.
"I've never seen that," Bochy said. "I didn't know what happened until the replay you could see it, where it went through the cushion."
