Victor Robles was punched out in Thursday’s series finale with the Atlanta Braves on a full-count curve that was low. It was a good at bat for Robles, with two on and two out in a 1-1 game. Ryan Zimmerman was on deck. A walk would have loaded the bases.
Home plate umpire Nick Mahrley blew the call. Simple as that.
“Unfortunately, it was a bad call, but you can’t do nothing about that,” Davey Martinez said when he spoke with reporters following the third straight loss to their NL East rivals.
The good thing to take away from that bad call was the support Robles received from his teammates.