Trea Turner lost an extra base on a ground rule double ruling by the umpires during Monday’s Game 4 of the NLDS between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Turner led off the bottom of the sixth with a shot to center against Ross Stripling that was misplayed by Cody Bellinger. Bellinger’s misplay allowed the ball to roll past him to the wall in center field, giving Turner a triple.
After grabbing the ball from under the wall, Bellinger threw it into the infield and then put his hands up to signify the ball went in an unplayable area. The umps reviewed the play and determined Turner had to return to second due to the ground rules.
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The ball going under the wall did not negatively impact Bellinger’s ability to field it and throw it in, so he and the Dodgers were lucky the rule bailed them out.
Turner later scored on a sac fly ball to the wall by Anthony Rendon to give the Nats a 6-1 lead.
