PHILADELPHIA — Rafael Marchán was out by a mile — until he wasn’t.
The Phillies’ backup catcher, playing in the first game of a doubleheader, served a single into right field, then dashed to second base when he saw Jordan Walker’s throw go to third. Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado caught the ball and fired a seed to second. After being doubled off at first earlier in the game, Marchán was gunned down at second in the bottom of the second inning.
However, replay review showed that shortstop Masyn Winn had not tagged Marchán, instead making contact with the batting helmet that had flown off during his head-first slide.