Carlos Martinez just had an absolute inning to forget for the St. Louis Cardinals, and the worst part is much of it wasn’t his fault. In the second inning of the Cardinals Friday night game against the Philadelphia Phillies, the home team batted around on Martinez in the worst possible way.
In total, the Cardinals had a calamity of mishaps in the second inning, including:
- A slip that caused an infield single.
- A botched double play to allow another single.
- A ball lost in the lights to score a run.
- A hit-by-pitch on the pitcher with the bases loaded to score.
The inning started off routinely for Martinez, who struck out J.T. Realmuto. However, the next batter Alec Bohm was able to reach first after Cardinals short stop Paul DeJong slipped on the grass to allow the infield single. Then, with runners on the corners, outfielder Dylan Carlson lost a ball hit by Jean Segura in the lights, allowing a run to score on the goof.
The Cardinals forgot how to catch a baseball and the Phils take the lead thanks to outfield shenanigans 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/pbci7uRlZN
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) April 16, 2021
John Kruk on the Cardinals’ Dylan Carlson: “Well, he kept it in front of him.” pic.twitter.com/cWzNCL41Pu
— Baseball and Ice Cream (@Count2Baseball) April 16, 2021
The inning, however, didn’t stop there. With the bases loaded after intentionally walking Mickey Moniak to get to pitcher Zach Eflin, Martinez hit Eflin with a pitch and the Phillies were able to double the lead to 2-0.
Unfortunately for Martinez, the Phillies scored four more runs in the inning to put the Cardinals behind the eight ball 6-0 at the end of the second. It’s even more unlucky for Martinez because most of the earned runs he accumulated in the inning weren’t his fault.
Alas, that’s sometimes just how it goes in baseball.
