Baseball, by the Rules
An Infield Line Drive is Caught
The batter hits a line drive, but the ball is hit right at someone, and that someone catches it. For the offense, this is a case of good process, bad result. Why? Well, when such a line drive is caught before it hits the ground1, that puts the batter out. So, even if the batter has hit a screaming line drive, the type of hit that can usually go for multiple bases, if it’s immediately caught by an infielder, that’s just bad luck.