The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 10-4 on Wednesday night.
The game itself was never in danger for New York. They scored five runs in the first two innings off Marlins starter Braxton Garrett; two of which came from a Harrison Bader home run in the first inning.
But there was a moment in the second inning that was dangerous for a different reason.
Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was at the plate with two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the second. He hit a hard ground ball to Marlins third baseman Emmanuel Rivera.
Normally, a third baseman would make an easy throw to first base in this situation to end the inning. But Rivera chose to look for the force out at second base. This led Marlins second baseman Otto Lopez to throw a wild throw to first, despite there already being three outs in the inning.
And Mets SNY announcer Gary Cohen made his displeasure evident at the Marlins’ lack of awareness.
“The entry is over. No one in the field seems to know how many there are,” Cohen said. “Well then. 5-4 strength ends the entry. That way you can get someone killed.”
“The inning is over. No one on the field seems to know how many there are. I mean, come on. 5-4 strength ends the inning. You can get someone killed that way.”
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Lopez’s strange decision appeared to confuse Alvarez, as the New York catcher stood at first base for a moment after Lopez’s errant throw went over his head, apparently seeking confirmation as to whether the inning had actually been made. finished.
While cameras did not capture where Lopez’s shot ended up, it appears to have bounced off the front of the Mets dugout and, therefore, out of danger.
Still, Lopez and the rest of the Marlins staff would do well to know the number of outs they will be working with in the future; if only to prevent Cohen from claiming that they could kill someone again.
