The Mets hit triple play on Friday night – even if the referee seemed to have failed the call.
Jesse Winker pulled the ball to the first base side at the top of the four innings, and at first glance it seemed that Nationals’ base-hand Nathaniel Lowe had thrown the ball to the second out before completing the triple play.
There was one major problem with the call. The ball was hitting the ground.
The replay showed Lowe didn’t catch the ball before it hit the ground, which was shown by first-base Ump Alfonso Marquez that it should not have been called an out.
The play could not be reviewed, so the Mets were unable to challenge the phone, but Mets skipper Carlos Mendoza came out to argue for a ruling with the judge.
A turn signal frozen with distrust on one base is caught by a camera saying, “It was bounced.”
Triple play ended the fourth top, with the Mets chasing 2-0 to the Nationals.
Mark Vientos’ 3-run bloop triple could not stand up as Lynn Stanek closed in place of Edwin Diaz and gave up his ninth run and he was in Na at 7am for the team’s victory, so Mark Vientos’ 3-run bloop triple couldn’t get up.
