Reds center fielder Dane Myers had played 82 games in the outfield this season without making an error for Cincinnati. That changed on Thursday at the absolute worst time.
With the Reds up a run on the Cardinals and two outs in the ninth, JJ Wetherholt hit a seemingly harmless fly ball to left field that should have ended the game. Yet, left fielder TJ Friedl — a regular center fielder — was battling the sun. And Myers came running in to call off Friedl.
That was when everything unraveled.
After calling off Friedl, Myers reached for the ball only to have it deflect off his glove. Notice that Myers had his sunglasses on top of his hat, which probably didn't help matters. Two runs scored on the error, and the Cardinals ended up piling on for a six-run ninth.
Despite the demoralizing error and the sudden five-run hole, the Reds did make a rally in the bottom half of the ninth. But the Cardinals held on to win, 10-5.
#myers #error #left
With the Reds up a run on the Cardinals and two outs in the ninth, JJ Wetherholt hit a seemingly harmless fly ball to left field that should have ended the game. Yet, left fielder TJ Friedl — a regular center fielder — was battling the sun. And Myers came running in to call off Friedl.
That was when everything unraveled.
After calling off Friedl, Myers reached for the ball only to have it deflect off his glove. Notice that Myers had his sunglasses on top of his hat, which probably didn't help matters. Two runs scored on the error, and the Cardinals ended up piling on for a six-run ninth.
Despite the demoralizing error and the sudden five-run hole, the Reds did make a rally in the bottom half of the ninth. But the Cardinals held on to win, 10-5.
#myers #error #left
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