Rangers DH Kyle Higashioka almost put out twice by Tigers All-Stars in strange sequence

ARLINGTON Texas AP Texas Rangers designated hitter Kyle Higashioka was almost put out twice by All-Star players from Detroit in a strange sequence in the third inning Friday night He still never scored Higashioka first reached base on a one-out single a sinking liner that American League starting left fielder Riley Greene had in his glove after a sliding play on the ball that was ruled to have hit the ground Tigers manager A J Hinch challenged but the safe call stood after a lengthy replay review The ball certainly bounced but it was unclear on several angles if Greene had the tip of his glove under the ball when it ricocheted up into the webbing With Higashioka at first Jonah Heim then hit a grounder up the middle fielded by shortstop Javier B ez on the move in front of second base Still going forward B ez extended his glove and the ball to his left without making contact with Higashioka who did a sidestep and stopped seemingly out of the baseline to avoid him The shortstop then made a throw wide of first base that allowed Heim to reach safely and Higashioka to advance to third Second base umpire Alfonso Marquez also the crew chief was explaining his call to B ez when Hinch came out for a lengthy argument B ez was the AL starting center fielder in the All-Star Tournament on Tuesday night but in the first competition out of the break for the Tigers made his th start at shortstop the same number of games he has started in the outfield this season Higashioka got stranded at third base when Josh Smith had a shallow flyout on a - pitch before Corey Seager struck out AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB Source