This wasn't the way Trent Grisham envisioned his first career playoff game turning out.
The Milwaukee Brewers rookie committed a crucial error in right field during the bottom of the eighth inning that allowed the Washington Nationals to take the lead for good during Tuesday's National League wild-card game.
The error "is going to sting for a long time," Grisham said postgame, according to Joe Trezza of MLB.com.
"It was essentially gifting the Nationals a (division series) berth," he added. "It’s going to hurt and I expect it to hurt when I debrief and go into the offseason."
With Milwaukee up 3-1, Grisham allowed Juan Soto's bases-loaded single to skip by his glove while charging the ball. The mistake allowed the Nationals to score three runs - taking a 4-3 lead in the process - which ultimately ended the Brewers' season.
"I was getting ready to throw to home," the 22-year-old said. "I came in a little off balance and it took a bit of a funky hop on me. It hurt. It wasn't ideal. It's not how you want your first playoff game to go. We expected to win.
"All kinds of thoughts and emotions are running through my head. It just stings right now."
Grisham had been manning right field in place of Brewers superstar Christian Yelich, who went down with season-ending knee injury in September.
