The Los Angeles Dodgers were threatening to tie it in the ninth on Wednesday, but Marcus Semien's relay throw home was in time to secure the Texas Rangers' 3-2 win.
clinging to a 3-1 lead and the Los Angeles Dodgers threatening with two runners on and two outs in the ninth, there was no room for error. Jason Heyward's double to the gap easily scored Will Smith from second, and Andy Pages blew past a stop sign from third base coach Dino Ebel and was headed home when the
"When it got bobbled, I said 'Here we go, I'm probably," Semien said. "I just assumed was going home." Semien's throw to catcher Jonah Heim and Heim's tag clearly got Pages, and he was called out by the home plate umpire. But the Rangers had to hold their breath while the Dodgers challenged the play and whether Heim blocked the plate. Rangers fans remember a game in Chicago a season ago when Heim's tag was overturned because of the blocking rule. On Wednesday, replay got it right, and the out call stood. Game over. Rangers won, 3-2.
"Once Leo bobbled it, then I'm getting nervous there, but these guys do such a great job on defense," Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. "That's just a beautiful play with the game on the line. It doesn't get any better. It was an exciting game."Kirby Yates earned his ninth save after allowing a leadoff single to Smith and walking Pages with two outs. Heyward's double was roped with an exit velocity of 106.5 mph, which may have worked in the Rangers' favor.
"Yeah, you would have seen me very angry if got called," Heim said. "It's just one of those things where it's a judgment call, so you never really know what they're going to see ."Semien credited Heim for the quick tag. Semien's one-hop throw clearly beat Pages to the plate, so a plate-blocking call on Heim wasn't even an option, according to the revised rule.
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