The Los Angeles Dodgers lost Wednesday night’s games to the Texas Rangers 3-2 when rookie outfielder Andy Pages ran over third base coach Dino Ebel’s stop sign, reaching the final out at the plate. .
Pages said he didn’t see the stop sign and is treating the play as a learning opportunity.
“From the first moment I knew that I would reach third position. But as soon as I saw the center fielder make a little mistake, I thought about scoring that tying run,” Pages said in Spanish. “You learn from those things. Unfortunately, those things have to happen for you to get better.”
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This is his second running mistake in a week. The first was against the New York Yankees. He was thrown out at third base when his lead leg missed the base while sliding.
Pages further discussed the play with first base coach Clayton McCullough in front of his locker after the game and manager Dave Roberts admitted it took the perfect relief to get him out at home.
“It’s one of those things; you have a young player who doesn’t have a lot of experience, you put him out there and that’s how he learns,” Roberts said. “But it still took a perfect throw and an executed relay, and they made a great play.”
The Dodgers and Rangers conclude their series at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. PT.
