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Originally Posted by VAChief

One of the overlooked aspects of that inning is that had Orta been called out Clark is playing back at normal depth instead of holding the runner on. Doesn't mean he catches the pop up, but he probably has a much better read on it than he would holding a runner on.

That said any speculation is just that...speculation.

And speculation that the blown call is what the made the Cardinals implode for the rest of the inning as well as the entire seventh game is just that...speculation.