There was controversy to burn in last night’s NLDS Game 5. Strange and terrible things devoured Max Scherzer and his catcher Matt Wieters in the fifth inning. Yet the Nationals battled back. And then of course, everything went haywire in final and convincing fashion, to the irritation of many in the baseball world.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, with a run already in for the Nationals and the score now tight at 9-8, Jose Lobaton kept the inning alive with a single. With the speedy Michael Taylor at second base, and Trea Turner at the dish, the Nationals looked to be on the verge of an incredible recovery after blowing their early lead.