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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1760984" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/max-d-out-frustration-cardinals-strike-once-scherzer-leaves-game-but-botch-lead-in-ninth/article_48ed390e-b4da-57d3-8b9f-e80db45c21d4.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a></p><p>Once the Cardinals pried the game free from Max Scherzer’s overpowering grip and conjured a lead to hold, a momentary misstep on defense let a win slide away.</p><p>Scherzer pitched seven super shutout innings, and the first Cardinal who did not have to face him sparked a two-run rally in the eighth inning. That lead could not outlast a lapse in the ninth. A groundball single that didn’t leave the infield capitalized on Giovanny Gallegos’ late rush to cover first base and upended the inning for two runs. That sped the New York Mets toward the win Scherzer earned with a 5-2 victory on Monday at Busch Stadium.</p><p>With the tying run at third base after Nolan Arenado’s error prolonged the inning, Gallegos faced pinch-hitter Dominic Smith. The left-handed hitter pulled a hard groundball that ricocheted off first base. Paul Goldschmidt made a diving play to snare the bounce, but when he turned to flip to first Gallegos was a step behind Smith’s headfirst slide. What could have been the final out of a wind quickly compounded into the play that cost the game.</p><p></p><p>Late to first, Gallegos could get the force out.</p><p>Off balance at first, Gallegos couldn’t throw home to get the second runner coming home, and Jeff McNeil slid home to break the 2-2 tie.</p><p>“Shouldn’t even get to that point,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “Pretty simple. We’re going to make physical mistakes. That’s a mental mistake. Can’t excuse it. He knows it. We know it. He’s got to cover first.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1760984, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/max-d-out-frustration-cardinals-strike-once-scherzer-leaves-game-but-botch-lead-in-ninth/article_48ed390e-b4da-57d3-8b9f-e80db45c21d4.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold']Derrick Goold[/URL] Once the Cardinals pried the game free from Max Scherzer’s overpowering grip and conjured a lead to hold, a momentary misstep on defense let a win slide away. Scherzer pitched seven super shutout innings, and the first Cardinal who did not have to face him sparked a two-run rally in the eighth inning. That lead could not outlast a lapse in the ninth. A groundball single that didn’t leave the infield capitalized on Giovanny Gallegos’ late rush to cover first base and upended the inning for two runs. That sped the New York Mets toward the win Scherzer earned with a 5-2 victory on Monday at Busch Stadium. With the tying run at third base after Nolan Arenado’s error prolonged the inning, Gallegos faced pinch-hitter Dominic Smith. The left-handed hitter pulled a hard groundball that ricocheted off first base. Paul Goldschmidt made a diving play to snare the bounce, but when he turned to flip to first Gallegos was a step behind Smith’s headfirst slide. What could have been the final out of a wind quickly compounded into the play that cost the game. Late to first, Gallegos could get the force out. Off balance at first, Gallegos couldn’t throw home to get the second runner coming home, and Jeff McNeil slid home to break the 2-2 tie. “Shouldn’t even get to that point,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “Pretty simple. We’re going to make physical mistakes. That’s a mental mistake. Can’t excuse it. He knows it. We know it. He’s got to cover first.” [/QUOTE]
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