The Trea Turner Rule strikes again in Houston…but this time, not to the Nationals!
Dave Martinez may have been watching in his office prior to the Nationals’ game this afternoon as, once again, the Astros got the benefit of the “Turner Rule,” this time against the division rival Mets.
With the bases loaded and no outs, Pete Alonso hit a check-swing nubber in front of the plate, which Cristian Javier picked up and tossed home for out number one…but catcher Martin Maldonado’s return throw to first base was low and outside and skipped past Jose Abreu, going down the right field line to let one run score and the Mets get runners to second and third…for a brief second, until the umpires called Alonso out for being well inside the baseline, turning it into a double play and moving the original runners back to first and second?
Alonso was indeed inside the baseline, so that call was somewhat valid…but moving the original runners, who would’ve made it to second and third had it been a straight double play, back to first and second? It’s not a reviewable play as is, which is bad enough, but that’s just plain silly.
Even worse, Javier walked Tommy Pham to re-load the bases, but escaped the jam when Jeff McNeil popped out to third to end the inning.
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