Buster Posey laid in a mud around home plate, dazed, writhing in suffering as good as curling up in a ball. AT&T Park fell silent, fans covering their mouths in disbelief.
In a wink of an eye Wednesday night, a highway during a back of to a World Series for a fortifying hold up San Francisco Giants took a thespian as good as unpleasant twist.
Scott Cousins scored a go-ahead run in a heartless incident with Posey during home image in a 12th inning, injuring a Giants star catcher in a 7-6 detriment to a Florida Marlins. The Giants pronounced there would be no examination formula expelled until Thursday, when he’ll have an MRI exam.
Teammates were still entrance to grips with a loss.
“It’s huge. He’s a singular of a leaders of a group already as good as what he brings each day is something we can’t replace,” Giants right fielder Nate Schierholtz said. “I’m only anticipating for a best. we couldn’t unequivocally see what happened from out there. we was only anticipating for a best, may be he got a breeze knocked out of him or something.”
All this came after a Giants rallied from 4 runs down in a ninth in a singular of a wildest nights of their immature season.
The determining fool around came when Emilio Bonifacio strike a shoal fly round to right-center off Guillermo Mota (2-1) for a second out. Cousins tagged from third bottom upon a scapegoat fly, violence a chuck from Schierholtz as good as obscure his shoulder to impact in to Posey for a purify – despite enslaved – strike upon a reigning NL Rookie of a Year.
Cousins was protected as Posey never could utterly shut in a ball. Cousins, who went to a University San Francisco, lives in a Bay Area as good as had roughly a dozen friends as good as family in attendance, pronounced he felt contemptible for injuring Posey though believed it was a purify round play.
“I felt similar to he was restraint a dish. It’s a go-ahead run to win a game, we got to do whatever we can to score,” Cousins said. “I’m not perplexing to finish anybody’s season or anything similar to that. we only was perplexing to fool around tough as good as measure a go-ahead run. He didn’t contend most as good as we could discuss it he was in pain.
“And when their manager, when Bruce came out, he was flattering frustrated. we didn’t instruct to have things any some-more tense.”
After multiform mins of being in attendance to during a plate, with fans eventually chanting “Posey! Posey!” he was helped off a margin by dual group trainers land his left leg as good as seeking stunned.
“It’s a toughest fool around in baseball. You hatred to see it,” Giants physical education instructor Bruce Bochy said. “As a catcher we know what it’s like, as good as we do not similar to it. Believe me. When we see him laying there, it’s positively not a great feeling.”
All this after a Giants batted around in a ninth to measure 4 runs as good as force additional innings. Ryan Webb (1-3) pitched a scoreless inning for a win.
Marlins reliever Edward Mujica gave up a singular to Schierholtz as good as a stand in to Miguel Tejada in a ninth. Leo Nunez entered with a singular out, as good as Schierholtz scored upon a upheld round by catcher John Buck.
Pinch-hitter Pat Burrell had a bloop RBI singular to center, pleat Florida’s lead to 6-4. Nunez struck out Andres Torres prior to Freddy Sanchez doubled to put a restraining runs in scoring position.
Aubrey Huff followed with a two-run singular to have it 6-all, handing Nunez his initial blown save in nineteen chances. A great series of fans had left when Mike Stanton’s bases-clearing stand in in a ninth gave a Marlins a four-run lead, as good as a ones who stayed perceived utterly a show.
Stanton appeared to give Florida all a pillow it would need with a two-out stand in to left-center off Javier Lopez to put a Marlins forward 6-2. Those runs during slightest gave Florida an additional event in additional innings after Nunez blew a save, spoiling a pointy tour by starter Chris Volstad.
But a night would go to a fool around which could have critical implications for San Francisco’s season.
Posey had already taken multiform tainted tips off his facade as good as leg this season, as good as a little observers have prolonged argued a slugger of his size shouldn’t be during a back of a image – where hits can be a routine. Posey had even talked about perplexing a some-more required facade subsequent open precision instead of a hockey-style a singular he uses.
But a facade had zero to do with this blow.
Cousins pronounced he felt for Posey as good as regularly referred to which he wasn’t perplexing to damage him. He pronounced he would find a approach to send condolences to a alternative hall as good as instruct Posey well.
“It’s a round play. we feel bad for Buster Posey, we unequivocally do,” Cousins said. “I’m starting to send a summary over there to them.”
NOTES: Marlins RHP Josh Johnson (right shoulder inflammation) threw for about 5 mins upon prosaic belligerent from 60 feet but any discomfort. Marlins physical education instructor Edwin Rodriguez pronounced Johnson will prolonged toss subsequent as good as was still carefree his genius could be lapse by Jun 1. … Giants speedster Darren Ford has a sprained left ankle as good as will expected be out for during slightest 5 days. … Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez was private in a bottom of a ninth since of a right feet contusion. He is day to day. … Tejada incited 37 upon Wednesday. … Giants SS Mike Fontenot left a diversion after he stretched his left groin using to initial upon a groundout in a fourth. He is day to day.
