The Washington Nationals were unhappy with the way their game against the Seattle Mariners ended on Monday night, and their frustration was more than warranted.
The Nationals were trailing 8-4 with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning. Third baseman Jeimer Candelario, who represented the tying run at the plate, took a 1-2 backdoor slider from closer Paul Sewald that was nowhere close to catching the outside of the plate. Home plate umpire Mark Carlson called the pitch a strike, which ended the game.
That's a horrible call to end the Nationals-Mariners game pic.twitter.com/iHmsQl6CR0
— Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) June 27, 2023
The pitch was so far off the plate that even Mariners announcer Aaron Goldsmith was openly surprised it was called a strike.
"Strike 3 called — if you say so. And the Mariners win it." pic.twitter.com/MIQDpolsBe
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 27, 2023
Washington fell to 30-48 with the loss, so the bad call was yet another thing that did not go their this season.
