Brewers Unbelievable Double Play Comically Dubbed a Ground Ball by Official Scorer

Your run of the mill 8-6-2 GIDP.

Sal Frelick plays a ball off the wall to start a double play against the Dodgers. | Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The Brewers pulled off one of the wildest double plays—or maybe just plays—you'll ever see in baseball Monday night.

In Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy hit a shot deep to center field with the bases loaded that could have broken a scoreless tie. Milwaukee center fielder Sal Frelick was able to make a play on the ball, keeping what would have been a grand slam in the park. He didn't make the catch initially, as the ball bounced off the wall and into his glove as he came down on the warning track.

The ball hitting the fence made the play live, which caused chaos on the base paths. Frelick fired a throw in to shortstop Joey Ortiz who relayed the ball home for a force out as the L.A. runners retreated back to their original bases because they weren't sure whether it was a catch or not.

Brewers catcher William Contreras casually jogged over to third base after making the first out, tagging the bag and securing a truly wild inning-ending double play:

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?!?! #NLCS pic.twitter.com/x7BbmJ6hzX

— MLB (@MLB) October 14, 2025

The best part is the MLB's official site ruled that Muncy “grounded” into a double play, which, while technically correct, obviously doesn't encapsulate the true madness of the play.

Baseball fans and personalities couldn't get enough of the wacky play and ruling:

Not all GIDPs are created equal 😅 pic.twitter.com/l0PgPfVwUi

— MLB (@MLB) October 14, 2025

I will never stop looking at this. A 404 foot GIDP. (This is correct, it is not a data error.) pic.twitter.com/XozIcikJ93

— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) October 14, 2025

The official scorer just notified us that qualifies as "grounded into double play" which is not how I will remember it.

— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) October 14, 2025

GIDP. pic.twitter.com/pDla54JOFY

— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) October 14, 2025

What a wild play with the @dodgers and @brewers. From a scoring prospective this is not a hit since there was a force out recorded.

This goes down as a ground into double play for Muncy (and maybe the longest GIDP in history) as both outs were force outs. It goes 862 with the… pic.twitter.com/lO0ywkYVdE

— MLB Scoring Changes (@ScoringChanges) October 14, 2025

A GIDP that would've been a home run in 9 parks pic.twitter.com/2pGib1DEAz

— Dan Why-Ner (@ReallyDanWeiner) October 14, 2025

Nice for Priester to get a timely GIDP https://t.co/BYVUa0UP6g

— Brewer Sooner (@BrewerSooner) October 14, 2025

The best part about baseball is that there’s always a chance you see something you’ve never seen before!!

An 8-6-2 double play robbing a grand slam!!! pic.twitter.com/s4GOWzdunR

— Joon Lee (@joonlee) October 14, 2025

Textbook robbed grand slam 8-6-2 double play. Seen one you seen 'em all

— Céad Míle Fáilte (@ColeyMick) October 14, 2025

Really hope someone is out there with a sincere take on how baseball needs an infield fly rule for the outfield

— Emma Baccellieri (@emmabaccellieri) October 14, 2025

What had the possibility to open up the game for the Dodgers kept the game scoreless in miraculous fashion. Freddie Freeman would break the tie in the sixth with a 362-foot home run to right field, which couldn't be brought back. L.A. added another run in the top of the ninth and despite a rally from the Brewers in the bottom half, the Dodgers were able to hold on for a 2-1 win to take the first game of the NLCS.

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