Most baseball teams live to bat with the bases loaded. Not the Washington Nationals.
That propensity for coming up empty with the bases full came back to bite them hard in Monday’s 8-7, 10-inning loss the Miami Marlins.
A potential go-ahead opportunity for one of the game’s hottest hitters suddenly morphed into one of the Nats’ worst nightmares, revisited. And a chance for a big tenth inning — and the ballgame — bounced away with a ball that caromed off Josh Bell’s back.
The Nationals were once again penalized for another team’s poor throw from the plate to first base, with a runner being called out after clearly beating a relay throw to the bag.