Game 150: Blunders & Controversy Doom the Nats in Extras

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The Nats lost a heartbreaker 8-7 at Miami in ten innings. Mark & Al are flabbergasted at how for the third time in under two years; the Nationals have been on the wrong end of a runner's interference call at first base. Josh Bell was called out to end the top of the 10th, costing the team a chance to take the lead. Was the right call made? Hear an exasperated Davey Martinez from his postgame press conference. (9:56) Luis Garcia had a very costly base running mistake in the top of the 10th as he was not able to score from second base on a Lane Thomas double. Why was he unable to score in that situation? (19:39) Keibert Ruiz had three hits on Monday and had 4 RBIs, including hits from both sides of the plate. Are we seeing him turn the corner with the bat? (24:41) Juan Soto reached base four times and had a single. He currently is hitting .315 and is one percentage point behind Trea Turner for the NL lead. Soto has now reached base four times in a game a staggering TWENTY TWO TIMES this season. Hear how his numbers stacks up post all star break against NL MVP front runner Bryce Harper. (31:15) Erick Fedde had a so so outing as he yielded three homers on the night. The bullpen did not have a good game, but Tanner Rainey stole the show in the 9th. He struck out the side and if you include AAA; he has struck out fifteen consecutive batters. (38:12) Josh Bell robbed a home run while playing left field. You are reading that last sentence correctly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.9	Three balls, two strikes. Base is full, one out. Flores sets at the letters. Here's the pitch. Swinging to ground ball to Diaz at first. He's coming home. The force out there. The return throw to first is dropped by the first baseman. Coming toward the plate is Thomas. And now they're going to call Bell out. It's the Trey Turner rule. Bell is called out. The inning is over, and the runs will not score. When he touched the base, the ball hit him in the back. He was already on the base. It's a judgment at that point. I get it. If the ball hits him inside the line and he's still running, yeah, great. Oh, come on, guys. Use your freaking common sense. One time. Winning run at third.
0:58.0	Here's the inside the line and he's still running. Yeah, great. Come on, guys. Use your freaking common sense.
0:55.8	One time. Winning run at third. Here's the pitch to Brinson. Swing gets away. This one go to the
1:01.8	backstop and the Nationals are going to lose on a wild pitch. And welcome to Natchchat for Tuesday,
1:06.8	September 21st, 2021, along with Nationals insider, Mark Zuckerman of Massinsports.com.
1:12.5	I'm Al Galdi, host of the Al Galdi podcast.
1:15.5	Well, it happened again.
1:18.2	The Trey Turner rule, the runner interference rule, striking the nationals once again,
1:24.7	striking the nationals for a third time in less than two years, it would
1:29.9	ends up being a wild game, a sloppy game, and another nationals loss in the 2021 season.
1:36.6	8-7, the 10-inning final at the Miami Marlins. Mark, these were two really bad teams on display on
1:43.8	Monday night.
1:44.7	But this also was a rule that, of course, we have seen way too often previously.
1:50.0	And it comes back to bite the Nats again.
1:53.2	You cannot make this stuff up.
1:54.8	A season that has been anything but a good one for the Nationals gets even more bizarre
1:58.9	with what happened with Josh Bell in the latter
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