The same thing happened to the Rays last night: they had their second-string first baseman Jake Elmore pitch the last two innings against the Nationals in a 16-4 shellacking, after beating the Nats on Monday 6-1. The difference is that the Nats and the Rays are among the best teams in their respective leagues, so from a logical standpoint neither score makes sense—but sports are decided on the field, not in the computer.
The Rays actual used TWO position players as pitchers last night. Jack Elmore for the 8th and Nick Franklin in the 9th. The Nat’s catcher Wilson Ramos hit a homer off of both. Also the Nats used their current reliever as a pinch hitter (I think DH spot for Harper?) against one of them. Bizarre stuff for sure.
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