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Wire Taps: Stephen Strasburg forces Game 7; MLB tries, fails to explain miscall on Trea Turner grounder; Juan Soto homers (again)

Welp, here we are. No sense in trying to make a prediction, but the one thing to watch for tonight is Max Scherzer: if he’s on and able to throw, watch out. If he’s not, well, hope the Nats can hit Greinke. And that’s it for the negativity shtick of the postseason: either the Nationals will win tonight and put it all to bed, or they’ll lose, which won’t be fun, but it’ll make sense. Then again, postseason baseball makes no sense.

For what is definitively the last time in the 2019 season barring a rainout in Houston’s domed stadium, here’s the heat from Houston:

Nationals responded to controversial Trea Turner call by leaving no doubt in Game 6 (WaPo)
It took 4 and 1/2 minutes for MLB to decide that they hadn't messed up in calling Trea Turner out at first for interfering with the throw.