July 16, 2008
Still Tied
Soria gives up a single, but that's it as the NL fails to score in the eleventh. I wonder how long they can go before they run out of pitchers?
Update: Webb goes down to the bullpen. The AL has runners on first and second with one out. Kinsler also reached, but was thrown out stealing.
Update: Young singles up the middle, and Navarro tries to score. McLouth makes a perfect throw, and Martin makes a perfect block and tag. The ball came in right where Martin needed to make the tag.
Update: Guzman throws out Quentin to end the inning. The AL had three runners thrown out at the plate in the last two innings. Because Francona used up the bench early, he couldn't pinch run for Navarro.
This is ridiculous. Why are you sending a catcher, with catcher speed?
The AL has really blown some golden chances in this game.
Kinsler was safe at 2nd and Navarro was safe at home. NL is good at making it *look* like they tagged AL, but missed both.
Gel, is correct. It didn't even look as if Tejada tagged Kinsler and the replay was pretty clear on that one. (Even if he did tag Kinsler, Kinsler got his foot in ahead of the tag.)
The play at the plate was less certain, but it certainly looked as if Navarro's foot touched the plate before he was tagged high up on his leg.
It would have been terrible if the AL lost home field advantage due to a botched call.