Smooth Stealing: Davis sneaks his way to second base against all odds
Don't let the age fool you: Rajai Davis still has the moves.
While the 35-year-old veteran got off to a large lead at first, White Sox lefty Jose Quintana took notice and faked Davis out to catch him on a steal attempt for what seemed like an easy out.
But when Chicago second baseman Tim Anderson caught the ball, Davis pulled the old "stop-and-go" to freeze him in his tracks and evade the tag.
.@rajai11davis out here breaking ankles. https://t.co/yvzlQaqpVv pic.twitter.com/SpuKKe5rId
— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) August 17, 2016
The fake out and dive not only gave Davis his American League-leading 33rd steal of the season, but Mike Napoli drove him in later in the inning to extend the Tribe's lead to two.
When you're @rajai11davis, you can get caught red-handed & still find a way to steal a base
— SportsTime Ohio (@SportsTimeOhio) August 17, 2016
(Sandy wasn't thrilled) pic.twitter.com/I7wT8DGnTh
Davis' expression looked like he had a laugh, but the Tribe's first base coach Sandy Alomar didn't look quite as happy about it.
