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Nationals' Dave Martinez Slams 'Brutal' Loss to Astros, Wants Baseline Rule Changed

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez vented his frustration with MLB's baserunning rules following his team's 5-4 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

José Abreu scored the winning run for Houston the ninth inning after Keibert Ruiz's throw to first base hit off the helmet of Jake Meyers.

Houston Astros @astros

Wild Wednesday Walkoff.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ready2Reign?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ready2Reign</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/CapitalOne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CapitalOne</a> <a href="https://t.co/SsM1uHAnEa">pic.twitter.com/SsM1uHAnEa</a>

During his postgame press conference, Martinez showed a photo of Meyers in the grass as he was running toward first base.

Rudy Gersten @DCBarno

Davey Martinez is furious.