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Los Angeles Angels third baseman Vaughn Grissom brought some basketball to the field.
In the top of the third inning of the Angels’ 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday at Angel Stadium, Grissom fielded the bounce pass.
With a runner on first base and one out, Cardinals catcher Iván Herrera hit a ground ball to Grissom at third base. The 25-year-old fielded it cleanly and went to throw to second base to start the double play.
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Los Angeles Angels third baseman Vaughn Grissom runs after hitting an RBI single against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on July 21, 2026. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images)
However, the sun was directly in second baseman Oswald Peraza’s eyes. So Grissom, in a very unconventional move, fired the ball into the dirt halfway between himself and second base so Peraza could catch the ball on the bounce and avoid the sun.
Peraza easily fielded Grissom’s bounce pass, turned and threw a strike to first baseman Nolan Schanuel to complete the nifty double play.
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Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell is greeted by third baseman Vaughn Grissom after hitting a two-run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on July 21, 2026. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images)
The double play was a highlight in a game filled with solid pitching and defense in the team’s victory. Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ureña pitched six one-run innings, striking out five batters while allowing six hits. Ureña lowered his ERA to 2.78 with this performance.
The Angels jumped on the Cardinals early, as five of their 10 hits came in the first inning. Designated hitter Jorge Soler led off the scoring with a two-run double, Grissom drove in Soler with a line drive to right field, and right fielder Jo Adell punctuated the five-run first inning with a two-run homer.
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Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels is congratulated by his teammates in the dugout after scoring on a double by Jorge Soler in the first inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Anaheim, California. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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For the Angels, it was their fourth straight victory, representing their longest winning streak of the season. The Cardinals are trending in the other direction, as they have lost 10 of their last 14 games.
The Angels (41-61) will look to complete a three-game sweep of the Cardinals (51-49) when they play the final game of the set on Wednesday at 4:07 p.m. ET.
