On a night when the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies combined for seven double plays in an 8-3 Philly win, Victor Robles minted a defensive gem that topped them all.
With one out in the top of the sixth inning, down 4-1 after a one-hour-12-minute rain delay, Robles was playing rookie designated hitter Alec Brom a bit shallow, near the right arch of the heart on the “DC” logo in center field.
The ball flew off Brom’s bat and into the August air at Nationals Park, and Robles raced back toward the deepest part of the ballpark in left-center field, never taking his eyes off it.