A brief dust-up in Thursday’s loss to the Cubs led to Dusty Baker’s first ejection as the Washington Nationals’ manager.
Baker went out to argue with first base umpire David Rackley in the sixth inning, presumably still upset after left fielder Ryan Raburn was called out on strikes. It was a rare moment for the normally cool and collected Baker.
But by the ninth, Baker’s ejection seemed like ancient history. The main storyline? Blake Treinen blew another game.
Treinen allowed three runs in the ninth Thursday and the Nationals lost 5-4 to the Chicago Cubs.
The Nationals entered the ninth inning with a 4-2 lead thanks to a 2-run homer by Anthony Rendon and an RBI single from Brian Goodwin in the seventh.