Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates 2015-04-09

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Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

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Thu 9th April 2015 UTC

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2015

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Ultimately, all that mattered for the Reds was that they had a 3-2 victory in hand over the Pirates because offseason acquisition Marlon Byrd delivered a walk-off win. But Byrd and the club certainly wouldn't mind him also being credited with an RBI and perhaps a hit, too.

Facing the Pirates with runners on the corners in the bottom of the ninth, Byrd hit a liner to right field. Although playing shallow, Gregory Polanco made a good move to reach the ball in time, but he made a critical mistake. Not only did Polanco not glove the ball and let it drop in, he gave up on the play. It allowed Todd Frazier to score the game-winning run without a throw, while Byrd was celebrated as the day's hero.
"I think it was sinking in on him," Byrd said. "It's tough when you're an outfielder playing that close. You're trying to judge the ball. I think he was trying to come up with the ball and make the throw as soon as possible. It just dropped on him."
The official scorer ruled the play an error on Polanco with no RBI and an unearned run for pitcher Rob Scahill. Byrd will likely appeal the ruling with Major League Baseball.
"If it's not a hit, then it's a sac fly," Byrd said. "Who's to judge to say it's an error and not an RBI? I don't see how you can call it that."
"I felt really good for him," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Once we get that overturned from an error to a hit, I'll feel a lot better about it."