Victor Robles owned it. He made a mistake when he tried to steal second base in the eighth inning of Friday’s series opener in LA. Robles, 23, bunted his way on (after Yadiel Hernández hit a pinch hit double), advancing the runner in a 1-0 game, then beating it out, to set up the Washington Nationals’ 2-3-4 hitters with multiple opportunities to tie the game.
Then he tried to steal second with Trea Turner up and got tagged. Turner K’d for the second out, and after an intentional walk to Juan Soto, Ryan Zimmerman grounded into a force that ended the threat and let reliever Blake Treinen off the hook in what ended up a 1-0 loss.