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It was the majors' first triple play without retiring the batter since June 3, 1912, when the Brooklyn Dodgers turned the trick against the Cincinnati Reds.

The replay is shown a number of times which helps understand the play

Texas pulled off the sixth triple play in franchise history in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, David Fletcher hit a low liner toward third that Profar picked on a short hop with a dive to his right. Playing near the bag, he quickly stepped on third to force out Eric Young Jr. and tagged Taylor Ward, who had stumbled off the base into foul territory. Profar then threw to second baseman Rougned Odor for the third out.


Just to be sure, Odor chased down [/size]Kole Calhoun[/color] and tagged him between first and second.[/font][/color]

As I look at it, they had a triple play as soon as Profar throws to second.  He tags third, tags the runner who is off the bag, and throws to second.   Odor going after the runner caught between first and second is unnecessary.  It's a 5-5-4 triple play.   Did the batter run?  If not, it could have been a quintuple play.

Ken Rosenthal has a fairly lengthy interview in which Rosenthal plays marketing and promotion consultant to Baker. Not once does he question, even mildly, any of Baker's comments. Rosenthal appears to agree with Dusty that he is one of, if not the, greatest baseball mind of our time, and that he is a poor, misunderstood, unfairly maligned man who has been discriminated against due to not only race, but also his education background.

Dusty says it's easier to manage now because other managers are more predictable, because "your'e managing against a computer." He claims to have embraced sabremetrics early, saying "we were using it before it had a name."

Baker doesn't hesitate to shots not only at the Cubs and Chicagoans, but the Nationals as well. And he clearly thinks Bryce Harper would be a better player if he were managing today and Harper, the hitting coach and Mike Rizzo would only have listened to Baker's wisdom.  He harbors deep resentment about the passed call during Javier Baez' at bat in the NCLS, and says it messed up his retirement plan (since the Nationals did not win the National League Championship and the World Series).

Enjoy.

https://theathletic.com/477001/2018/08/17/rosenthal-dusty-baker-opens-up-on-the-nats-his-career-racism-the-state-of-the-game-and-the-smell-of-collusion/?source=dailyemail

I still dont understand that triple play... how is it a force at 2nd? cant the runner try and advance to 3rd? the ball bounced before profar caught it... so he doesnt have to tag up...

I'm forgetting the batter... i'm a moron.

Eddie Butler not exactly making this an equal trade for the Rangers. Had given up 6 runs in 11+ prior to tonight where he got tagged for 5 runs including a 3-run homer to Ohtani.

It was a balk, but it might have been a better no call.