Generally, baseball is bizarre. And that time was underscored Saturday night time within the Colorado Rockies’ 8-7 win over the Washington Nationals.
The Rockies loaded the bases within the ninth inning, with the sport tied at 7-7. Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon was up on the plate with Nationals pitcher Kyle Finnegan on the mound. McMahon fell behind within the depend 0-2, however fought again.
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Colorado Rockies’ Ryan McMahon celebrates after he was walked with the bases loaded to provide the Rockies a win towards the Washington Nationals, Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Picture/Geneva Heffernan)
The depend was 3-2 when the unimaginable occurred. Finnegan suffered a pitch-clock violation. Jake Cave got here residence to attain the game-winning run and the Rockies celebrated.
It was the primary time in MLB historical past {that a} sport was determined by a pitch-clock violation. The pitch clock was instituted in 2023.
Finnegan leads the league with 9 pitch-clock violations.
“I’m simply making an attempt to deal with the pitch after which location,” Finnegan mentioned. “I assumed I picked up the clock. I suppose by the point I picked up and regarded on the catcher and delivered the pitch, I used to be only a hair too late. These conditions, it simply can’t occur. We deserved to win, and I wasn’t capable of do my job.”
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Washington Nationals reduction pitcher Kyle Finnegan throws towards the Washington Nationals at Coors Subject on June 22, 2024, in Denver. (Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photos)
Finnegan got here into the sport for Hunter Harvey to attempt to shut the sport out. He allowed an RBI single to Brenton Doyle after which McMahon’s stroll.
“You hate to see a sport determined that means, however I’m glad it labored out in our favor,” McMahon mentioned. “I am by no means trying (on the clock). I am letting the umpire do his job. I did not know what was happening till the umpire mentioned one thing.”
Finnegan had transformed 21 of his final 23 save probabilities. He has a 2.30 ERA in 32 appearances.
Colorado Rockies’ Ryan McMahon and Nolan Jones rejoice the group’s win towards the Washington Nationals, Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Picture/Geneva Heffernan)
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“Kyle has had some bother currently with the clock,” Washington supervisor Dave Martinez mentioned. “It hadn’t actually value him to that time, but it surely’s one thing that we’ve form of felt like may come again to hang-out him sooner or later. He may have stepped off, but it surely’s a troublesome state of affairs.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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