Things were going swimmingly for the Marlins on Thursday evening. While leading the 4th place Nationals 6-2 in the top of the 5th, Alcides Escobar lifted a lazy fly ball to shallow left-center field. Outfielders Lewis Brinson and Bryan De La Cruz both came in and collided while attempting to make the grab.
Here’s the Brinson video. Both men call for it. Neither of them catch it. Brinson with a bad read off the bat is what causes this play to happen. pic.twitter.com/gZdgd2kfPK
— Isaac Azout (@IsaacAzout) August 27, 2021
Neither of them made the catch, and Escobar wound up on second base.