He also misplayed the fly ball into a double in the 8th costing them a run, and he didn’t exactly hustle over to the ball before that throw.
Once he slowly went after that ball you can’t throw home. Compounded the mistake
I think you are misremembering, because none of that happened (highlights are on YouTube. The Rays 8th is around 12:00 of the 18:12 video).
The first two hits in the 8th were doubles off the bat. The first one hit the base of the wall in right center. The second was further towards center and his throw back into the infield kept Kiermaier from even thinking about taking 3rd. The third hit was a single and I disagree that Renfroe was not hustling.
He met the ball at a specific point to get his momentum going toward his target. It was textbook except for the target. The throw home was unwarranted and I've already conceded that was ill-advised. Arozarena went to second on the throw. If Renfroe throws it in to second, Arozarena is standing on 1st base. Luckily it was all academic.
Here's a question...What was Bogaerts thinking when he weakly pulled an outside pitch to third base with runners on 1st & 3rd and 1 out in the 7th? He has shown much better bat control than that in the past. Get that ball in the air anywhere near mid outfield and Kike' scores.
Renfroe then keeps Arozarena at 2nd on the very next play (Flyball to right) and Bogaerts fails to cut it off. If not for Whitlock backing up third, it would have been all for naught.
