St. Louis 2026 Game #51 thread – Saturday, May 23 at Reds (DH Game 2)

[1toughdominican]

Sheesh…I detest these challenges no matter how they turn out. Anyway, on to the 10th.

[1toughdominican]

Winn moves the baserunner up to 3B. Didn’t look good for a minute there.

[1toughdominican]

No chance for Saggese. I’m surprised they don’t challenge…

[1toughdominican]

They HPU ought to eject him for challenging that play at HP…

[AbeRosa1920]

Bad base running by Saggesee. Terrible

[Jnevel]

Why was that bad base running?

He was going on impact due to the situation. He got a good jump. Made a good slide. A good throw just barely got him. Cards take the lead with any non-perfect throw. Good risk/reward. He didn’t want to be standing on 3B with 2 outs. That was a good call and his best chance. I had no issue with it whatsoever.

[1toughdominican]

If he doesn’t try, he’s standing on 3B with 2 outs. He had almost zero of a chance on that ground ball, but you almost have to make the Reds execute the throw and tag at HP with 1 out. I’m not going blame Saggese or the 3B coach too much.

[Ratsbuddy]

Reds now have 1st and 2nd and nobody out in the last of the 10th.

Score still tied 6-6.

Nice comeback but it’s going to fall short.

[1toughdominican]

The IBB is not only the right move, it’s unquestionably the only move.

[1toughdominican]

I’ll give the Redbird manager credit. He’s trying to win the baseball game.

[AbeRosa1920]

We’ll have to disagree, a bloop single could have happened after Pozos AB. Spilt milk now.

[1toughdominican]

Pozo just saved the baseball game.

[1toughdominican]

And the Bogsider from Derry works us into the 10th!

[AbeRosa1920]

Pozos DRS rating is shooting up after those blocks behind the plate! O Brien was ice cold! Yeehaw!

[Ratsbuddy]

And the Redbirds escape the 10th inning still tied 6-6.

Lets get some runs in the 11th and win this thing.

Can’t keep tempting fate.

[1toughdominican]

Let’s stop stalling and speed this thing up with 2 or 3 runs so we can tell these Red’s fans to hurry up and take a hike home…

[blingboy]

I didn’t think Saggese going was wrong. Took a clean glove, transfer and nice throw to get him.

[1toughdominican]

Yeah, you have to make them execute with 1 out. The sign was flashed from the dugout to take off on contact.

[Jnevel]

I’m not sure I understood not having Victor bunt there. I get that Pozo is slow. But I’d rather force a play in a pressure situation than have Victor try to hit.

Ugh. This one is going to be tough now.

[1toughdominican]

Can’t buy a thrill or push a run across.

[1toughdominican]

I wouldn’t care if Gehrig was standing in…I’d sac-bunt every time, Jnevel.

[AbeRosa1920]

Great slide under the tag. Ugh.

[1toughdominican]

Tough way to end it. I don’t guess Winn should have opted for the GIDP? In any case, this team scuffled to win the game. No one packed it in.

[blingboy]

That’s exactly where a blocking the plate play would have been real baseball. Millionaires don’t want to get hurt though, I get it.

[Jnevel]

If Masyn’s throw doesn’t bounce, I think he had him. But that bounce slowed Pozo’s tag quite a bit. Alas. A couple bad innings did us in.

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