Milwaukee Brewers’ outfielder Lorenzo Cain was 4 for 4 in stolen base attempts this season before Yan Gomes threw him out trying to steal second base early in Saturday night’s game in Washington, D.C.’s Nationals Park.
Gomes made a second strong throw on an Avisaíl García attempt later on in the game, on a play that was close enough it was reviewed, but the call was upheld, and García was ruled safe.
Those were the only two attempts on Gomes in the nightcap of the doubleheader.
The Nationals’ 33-year-old catcher finished the night 10 for 22 throwing out would-be base stealers this season, (45% CS%), up from 18% last year, and career mark of 34% and Gomes started the day on Sunday with the best CS% in the NL, and the second best in majors, with only Houston Astros’ catcher Martín Maldonado (7 for 14, 50% CS%) ahead of him so far in 2021.