The St. Louis Cardinals managed only one run on Tuesday towards the Atlanta Braves and frustrations boiled over late within the recreation.
Cardinals outfielder Tyler O’Neill was thrown out at house plate by Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. to finish the seventh inning, inflicting St. Louis supervisor Oliver Marmol to take difficulty with O’Neill’s “effort” rounding third base.
Supervisor Oliver Marmol of the Cardinals returns to the dugout after a pitching change towards the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium on Oct. 1, 2022, in St Louis. (Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Photographs)
“That’s not our model of play so far as the trouble, rounding the bag there,” Marmol stated. “It’s unacceptable.”
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Down three runs and with rain falling at Busch Stadium, Marmol was requested whether or not O’Neill ought to have been despatched house by the third-base coach.
“Backside line, that’s not his judgment and that’s why we’ve a coach standing over there,” Marmol stated, in line with MLB.com. “Your effort’s 100% till you’re informed to not [run].”
“I feel he was fairly blunt about it. He didn’t assume I gave the very best effort,” O’Neill stated after the sport. “I’m out right here each day grinding my a– off and giving it my all and making an attempt to remain on the sector for [162] video games. Like I’ve stated, I’ve simply obtained to get a greater bounce subsequent time and get across the base a bit of faster and be in there subsequent time.”
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O’Neill had two hamstring accidents in 2022 and informed reporters he is been engaged on completely different operating mechanics to attempt to keep wholesome throughout the season.
Tyler O’Neill of the Cardinals is tagged out at house by Sean Murphy of the Atlanta Braves at Busch Stadium on April 4, 2023, in St Louis. (Joe Puetz/Getty Photographs)
“I’ve been working so much on completely different run-form mechanics right here in St. Louis that places me in a greater place for longevity,” O’Neill stated. “Possibly there was a bit of an excessive amount of thought course of within the play for me quite than only a ‘go get em,’ as I normally would.”
The Braves improved to 4-1 on the season behind 5 sturdy innings from Dylan Dodd, who made his main league debut on Monday.
Supervisor Oliver Marmol of the Cardinals earlier than the Toronto Blue Jays recreation at Busch Stadium on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in St. Louis. (Dilip Vishwanat/MLB Images through Getty Photographs)
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“He throws strikes and he has a very good really feel for his pitches and his off-speed stuff,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “And , once in a while you see him attain again and get a bit of extra.”
The Related Press contributed to this report