Crew chief Hunter Wendelstedt and 2B umpire Nic Lentz explained the Ernie Clement call to a pool reporter and said Gunnar Henderson was still in the act of fielding when Clement established his wide base path.
“It was actually a very gentlemanly thing to do,” said Wendelstedt.
I’ve been as critical as anyone with the Orioles this year.
Right now they are playing very very very good baseball. Keep this up, stay competitive, and they might have a real shot at this.
@realbenmcdonald@RedSox@Orioles Kinda makes sense though since he couldn’t see the corner from the coach’s box. Probably should’ve taken a look and gotten out of there though. He’s lucky the throw wasn’t up the line
“Colton Cowser, you’ve been swinging the bat much better lately!”
“Thanks Skip.”
“That’s why I want you riding the bench for the first game after our day off. I have a hunch that Tyler O’Neill is due.”
“…Moo?”
Jeff Hoffman: pitching masterclass. 110 stuff+ on the day. He hypothetically just punched out the side. Unfortunately, we live in reality, where Jeff Hoffman has a -56 DAWG+ and a -80 NUTS+, which are the worst marks in the league.