Mets' Cespedes backs away, gives Astros inside-the-park HR (Yahoo Sports)

In a bizarre play, Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes backed away from a ball that was in plain sight underneath the padding on the wall, giving the Houston Astros an inside-the-park homer Thursday in an 8-5 win over New York. A matchup of AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel and Mets ace Matt Harvey was overshadowed by the strange home run. The ball was clearly visible, but Cespedes put up his hands to signal it was unplayable and should be a ground rule double.