Miller Park sound crew capitalizes on eerie Cardinals defense with 'Ghostbusters' theme on Thursday night

JR Radcliffe
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez reacts as he walks towards the dugout after closing the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Things got weird in the first few innings of the Cardinals-Brewers game June 21, and the Miller Park sound-system squad was ready to pounce.

Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez posted on Instagram late Thursday that he believes his room at Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel is haunted. He's not the first visiting player to suspect the supernatural in the downtown landmark.

After it appeared something spooky followed the Cardinals onto the field, the stadium played the theme from "Ghostbusters" as Cardinals personnel met on the mound. Well played.

It was an uncanny moment when Martinez uncorked a second consecutive wild pitch -- a ball that sailed off toward the Cardinals dugout along the third-base line -- that allowed Travis Shaw to score and give Milwaukee a 4-1 lead.

Martinez then threw an errant pickoff attempt before getting out of the inning.

In the first, the weirdness extended to a deep drive by Jesus Aguilar that plated two runs. Outfielder Marcell Ozuna drifted back, lodged himself in the outfield wall and reached up for a ball that he thought was sailing over the fence. Instead, it struck the wall halfway down, leaving Aguilar with a confusing double.