Sam Clay #49 of the Washington Nationals pitches during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 24, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Sam Clay enters from the bullpen and abruptly loads the bases without recording an out. If you are a Washington Nationals fan, the series finale against the Atlanta Braves was not the first time you’ve seen that scenario.
While it ended well this go around, with Mason Thompson helping get Clay off the hook, it hasn’t ended well in the past.