Um . . . I know all this. But the catcher didn't clean catch it and instead of tagging the batter or the batter running for first the umpire gave him another pitch to hit.
Maybe it really was a foul tip.
yep it was a foul tip.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=320405121&full=1&inning=0
find the pitch on here and see what it says
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=320405121&full=1&inning=1
Ike DavisStrike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), I Davis struck out swinging
it was the first inning, not the second, and the pitch was recorded as a foul ball, meaning he foul tipped it and the catcher did not catch it before it hit the ground.