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Gotta have Hart: Heads-up play by O’s lefty
- Updated: August 23, 2016
BALTIMORE — Donnie Hart only recorded one out in Monday’s game. But it was a big one.
Hart, who took over in the eighth inning of a one-run game, made a heads-up play on Bryce Harper’s comebacker to nab Daniel Murphy at second base, erasing a leadoff double in a critical spot in the Orioles’ 4-3 victory over the Nationals.
“That was important for him,” Orioles closer Zach Britton said of Hart, who fielded Harper’s chopper and spun around to get Murphy leaning too far off second. “He did a really good job.
“People don’t realize how hard that play is. When you field it, your first reaction is you want to get rid of the ball. He made Murphy make a decision on where he was going to go and he made a great play. That’s a huge out, if you look at how the game turned out.”
Hart, who has become the O’s late-inning lefty, …
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