The Washington Nationals were on the wrong side of history on Saturday when Kyle Finnegan's clock-pitch violation allowed the Colorado Rockies to win the game.
Sometimes, baseball is weird. And that point was underscored Saturday night in the Colorado Rockies’ 8-7 win over the Washington Nationals. The Rockies loaded the bases in the ninth inning, with the game tied at 7-7. Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon was up at the plate with Nationals pitcher Kyle Finnegan on the mound. McMahon fell behind in the count 0-2, but fought back.
The count was 3-2 when the unimaginable happened. Finnegan suffered a pitch-clock violation. Jake Cave came home to score the game-winning run and the Rockies celebrated. It was the first time in MLB history that a game was decided by a pitch-clock violation. The pitch clock was instituted in 2023. Finnegan leads the league with nine pitch-clock violations. 'I’m just trying to focus on the pitch and then location,' Finnegan said. 'I thought I picked up the clock.
Kyle has had some trouble lately with the clock,' Washington manager Dave Martinez said. 'It hadn’t really cost him to that point, but it’s something that we’ve kind of felt like might come back to haunt him at some point. He could have stepped off, but it’s a tough situation.' The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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