A deke attempt from Pedro Florimon led to some ninth-inning confusion ... and a big double play
The Phillies beat the Nats, 3-1, on Saturday at Nationals Park thanks to a strong outing from
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"I thought that he tried to steal the base, so I saw the popup and I tried to fake him to stay on the base," Florimon told MLB.com after the game. "That was something I could hold for a moment, so Cesar [Hernandez] could catch the ball and get a double play."
For what it's worth, Turner said that he wasn't deked:
"Usually I hear the ball off the bat, so a lot of times if I hear it I'll look up," Turner said. "I didn't hear it that time. I knew Florimon didn't have the ball, I just figured it was like a passed ball or something, that he was trying to get me to stay at second base. So by the time I realized, I looked up and saw Matt Wieters running down the first-base line. It kind of confused me. It happens. If I hear it, I think I look up and run back and everything is fine. I happened to not hear it."
Whether a true deke or not, a strong effort from Florimon regardless.