Freddie Freeman was in pursuit of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ doubles record and he received unexpected help from a Marlins Park employee, who had a brain cramp on Thursday.
In the sixth inning, the first baseman hit a weak ground ball that was going to be retrieved by a Miami Marlins outfielder near the right field boundary. Thinking that the ball was not in play, the man on the sidelines picked it up and immediately threw it into the crowd to make it a souvenir.
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Freeman didn’t ask for that. He was credited with an automatic double, his 52nd of the year, and tied Johnny Frederick’s mark set in 1929. Furthermore, Mookie Betts was able to cross home plate to make the score 4-0.
Despite this error, the Marlins were never in the game and were defeated 10-0. Called up earlier in the day to be the starting pitcher for this game, Ryan Pepiot (2-0) completely silenced the local favorites’ batters.
In seven innings, this rookie pitcher gave up only one hit and kept his perfect game chances until the sixth inning. The 26-year-old player struck out three opponents.
Chris Taylor had an excellent game offensively with five RBIs. He scored with a single, a double, and a home run.
This could be a tough blow for Miami’s playoff race (72-68). The Cincinnati Reds (73-69) are now tied with them in the National League wildcard standings.
The Mariners escape from the Jays
In St. Petersburg, the Seattle Mariners shut out the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 to give themselves some breathing room in the standings.
The Washington State team has a record of 79-63 and has come within reach of the Toronto Blue Jays (77-63), who entered the playoff picture this week in the American League.
As the score shows, it wasn’t a great offensive game for both teams. Mike Ford scored the lone run in the second inning with a single. The Mariners only had five hits and the Rays didn’t do any better with four hits.
This result is largely due to the performance of the starting pitchers. Luis Castillo (12-7) struck out eight opponents in six innings. Tampa Bay relied on Zack Littel (3-5) for eight innings, who was solid despite the loss.
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