Braves-Cardinals ending features weirdest Nolan Arenado out to cap wild game

The St. Louis Cardinals got the potential tying run to first and had the possible go-ahead run at the plate in the form of Nolan Arenado.

There were two outs in the ninth, and Arenado was ready to roll against Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias.

Arenado may have been a little too amped.

On the first pitch, he couldn't make up his mind and ended up swinging and failing to pull back in time.

Arenado's bat nicked the ball, just enough that it dropped down about six inches in front of home plate.

Unfortunately for the Cardinals, it was in fair territory.

Braves catcher Sean Murphy leaped out to grab it and tag Arenado to cap a 7-6 win.

BRUTAL ending for the Cardinals as Nolan Arenado’s check swing goes three feet but JUST far enough to enter fair territory allowing the Braves to record the final out and take the 7-6 win over St Louis pic.twitter.com/I5QqQkSeXk

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Of all the ways to end a game, this one almost feels like the biggest bummer for the Cardinals.

Weird check swing flukes don't make for one team being better than the other.

But it also comes back to the classic phrase uttered over and over down through the decades in this game: "That's baseball."

Arenado could've hit a go-ahead home run, but he didn't. Instead, he hit a nubber out in front of the plate that ended the ballgame. That's baseball, indeed.

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