WASHINGTON – In the evening game of a double game in which the extra tickets were forced by a throwing error of the ninth entry in the Parador short, the result of a victory of the Filis by 8-7 over the Nationals at Nationals Park it was decided to play at the same time. position.
A 6-6 draw, the Phillies opened the 10th inning with Kyle Schwarber as the automatic runner in the second. Rhys Hoskins took a walk to Steve Cishek, and Nick Castellanos advanced the runners to second and third with a groundout.
When JT Realmuto made a single in the middle, Schwarber scored the lead and Lane Thomas shot the ball home to beat Hoskins, the runner, on the plate. But the play was canceled and the insurance was credited to the Phillies when second base referee and crew chief Dan Iassogna called in shortstop Luis Garcia to obstruct Hoskins on the base’s paths. Nationals coach Dave Martinez was sent off by Iassogna.
What’s the rule? Rule 6.01 (h) states: “When an obstruction occurs, the referee shall call or signal ‘Obstruction’.
(1) If a play is being made on the obstructed runner, or if the batter-runner is obstructed before he touches first base, the ball is dead and all runners will advance, without liability for elimination, to the bases that farien. they have arrived, at the discretion of the referee, if there were no obstructions. The obstructed runner will be awarded at least one base beyond the base he had legally touched before the obstruction. Any previous runner, forced to advance by the award of bases as a penalty for obstruction, will advance without responsibility for being expelled. “
Iassogna told a pool reporter: “In this case, we had the feeling that the player in line had already tried to make a play with the ball and then the contact occurred. Once he does, he must be evicted. , he has to get away from the path of the runner. being very close when it happened, and it’s a trial call, it’s a very close trial call.
“As a rule, if we had felt like we were in the act of throwing the ball, then we would not have called for obstruction. But we felt that we already had the opportunity to throw the ball, and then the contact took place. And then it’s the defense to get out of the offensive player’s pass. And then we heard that because of the contact, Hoskins would have scored without the contact. That’s why we put it at home. “
What did the nationals say?
Martinez: “[I was frustrated with] all. It was an interference, and then they obstructed Luis. So yes [Hoskins] he receives an obstruction, is awarded a third base, is not granted a home. After touching the third base and rounding the base, for me, it’s fair play. It was thrown out at 40 feet. So what are we doing? Really, what are we doing? He told me Luis had a lot of time to catch the ball. The ball was in front of Luis when he hit Hoskins. So what are we doing? Honestly, what are we doing? “
García: “What can I say, honestly, with all due respect, I do not agree with the call. He was still trying to throw the ball. (Editorial note: These are two answers combined into one.)
Juan Soto: “It’s a pretty tough call. The other day I was talking to one of the referees, and he told me that in plays like this, players in a row always have an advantage. They cover all the time until they catch the ball. And that didn’t happen at the time. I was just a little confused about it. To me, I think Luis should protect himself with that ball because he was going there, and [Hoskins] he knows where he was and should go around. But at the end of the day, they made the call. Went [Philadelphia’s] and we couldn’t do anything else. “
Hoskins: “I’m aware of the interference rules, but I don’t know them from the start. [third base coach Dusty Wathan] does. Then I learned that if the runner’s intention was not to score from the first moment, he would have been out. So I’m rounding up the third, [Wathan] says: ‘Don’t stop! Don’t stop! You’ll be out, but don’t slow down! ‘ It helps him know exactly what the rule is about. “
Bryce Harper: “It just shows the great mind of baseball [Wathan] has. I think everyone in the dugout was thinking about it. It was a great baseball game. “
Acting Manager Rob Thomson: “[Wathan] knows the obstruction rule. It was huge. Really smart. “