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Dodger Blue > MLB News > 2018 NLDS: Braves’ Mike Foltynewicz Breaks Unwritten Baseball Rule, Then Surrenders Home Run To Dodgers’ Max Muncy
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2018 NLDS: Braves’ Mike Foltynewicz Breaks Unwritten Baseball Rule, Then Surrenders Home Run To Dodgers’ Max Muncy

Matthew Moreno
October 5, 2018
2 Min Read
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
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While the Los Angeles Dodgers made a surprising pivot and named Hyun-Jin Ryu their starter in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, the Atlanta Braves stuck with the obvious selection in Mike Foltynewicz, who emerged as an ace.

DRESS LIKE THE PLAYERS IN OUR EXCLUSIVE ‘WORLD SERIES ATTITUDE’ SHIRT

The 26-year-old earned a selection to the NL roster for the All-Star Game this year and went on to finish tied for fifth in the league in ERA. But the right-hander labored in his postseason debut against a veteran Dodgers club.

Joc Pederson led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run, and the Dodgers went on to load the bases. To Foltynewicz’s credit, he stranded the runners by getting Yasiel Puig to strike out on a slider out of the zone.

However, in his walk back toward the dugout, Foltynewicz broke an unwritten rule and didn’t just step, but stomped on the baseline. The sequence largely went unnoticed at the time but was captured by
MLB’s Cut4
:

Folty stepped on the baseline.

The baseball gods obliged. https://t.co/E6M2cSbr6g pic.twitter.com/HLG58b3Lla

— Cut4 (@Cut4) October 5, 2018

Foltynewicz settled in the next inning by retiring the first two batters. He was a strike away from a 1-2-3 inning, only to plunk Pederson. Justin Turner then worked a walk to put two on for Max Muncy.

It was at that point karma seemingly caught up to Foltynewicz as he surrendered a three-run home run to Muncy that put the Braves in a 4-0 deficit. Foltynewicz pitched just two innings, allowing the four runs, and striking out five.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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