This was just amazing. After a walk, Ryan Braun decided to do the thing that almost every runner probably thinks about doing against Jon Lester: just keep going. And it worked – Braun easily stole second as Lester kinda stood there holding the ball.
Then Braun got greedy. He tried to do the same thing into third base, and:
#FreeOuts pic.twitter.com/FnY9UtpIR4
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 6, 2018
I love everything about that. I love that a player tried this. You *have* to. And then I especially love that Lester threw him out. And then I ESPECIALLY love that it was Ryan Braun.
Braun got the business after his dash:
#Busted pic.twitter.com/1oASyh3yD6
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) April 6, 2018