Game 5 of the World Series was the perfect definition of a back and forth game.
Every time one team appeared to grab the lead for good, the other responded with a huge inning to reclaim the lead, only to see it disappear before their very eyes the next inning.
Going into the 9th, for example, the Astros had a three-run lead, but there was nobody watching Game 5 that thought their lead was safe and for good reason.
Yasiel Puig's home run cut Houston's lead to one and Los Angeles would later send the game to extras before eventually losing in 10 innings. Back to the Puig homer, though, because everyone will be talking what happened in the stands after the homer was hit.
Baseball fans are familiar with the tradition of throwing a home run ball hit by the opposing team back on the field, but not everyone participates because there's a thrill that comes with catching a home run.
This Houston fan didn't even get a chance to enjoy the thrill of catching Puig's homer as another Astros fan stole the ball from her and threw it back on the field.
We're all for throwing home run balls back on the field, but we're not about stealing a ball from someone to make it happen, even if that person is family.
As per Mike Oz of Yahoo Sports, the fan who stole the ball from the woman was actually her brother-in-law. That fact definitely adds another interesting wrinkle to the story, but people definitely feel like it was a savage move and nothing more.
Astros fans should feel lucky that karma didn't come back to haunt them in Game 5, but the series is nowhere close to being over yet.
(H/T: House of Highlights)
