The Cardinals were two outs from victory when lockdown closer Ryan Helsley lost his command, the stellar infield lost its polish and St. Louis lost it all. emmabaccellieri on The Ninth Inning From Hell at Busch Stadium
There is little margin for error in these best-of-three wild-card series. Which means this one nightmarish inning in Game 1 put the season on the brink for St. Louis.Helsley had allowed just nine earned runs in 64 2/3 innings during the regular season. He was charged with four in the ninth inning of Friday’s loss.Fair enough.
Helsley’s first pitch to Bohm was in the dirt. His second was fouled off. But his third was his worst miss yet: A 100-mph fastball, up and in, that hit the batter to bring in a run. The 2–0 lead was now 2–1—with the bases loaded and still just one out in the ninth. Asked if Segura’s hit might have been saved if the infield had been positioned any differently—further back, perhaps—Marmol insisted they were in the right place. His fielders did, too: This was how they said they would have set up for this situation at any point this season.
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