Earlier this week Nats fans were stranded after a 13-inning game against the Atlanta Braves ended after Metro closed. As we wrote at the time, keeping Metro open to serve fans is the Nats’ responsibility. But according to WTOP, the Nats—which play in a stadium built with taxpayer funds—want D.C. to pick up the $29,500-an-hour tab to keep Metro open after its usual closing time if the team makes the playoffs:

Nationals officials are asking the District to pay to keep the Metro system open late should the team make it to the playoffs.

The request comes just days after a 13-inning game ended late stranding Nats fans who were surprised to find Metro had closed.

The team wants to ensure fans can get home on Metro if a game runs late and that the city foots the bill.

“It’s on their wish list,” says Allen Lew, the District’s City Administrator.

The team can wish, but when I briefly spoke to Lew yesterday about it, he said it wasn’t likely.

“In the past two seasons the city took the position that we’re not paying for the overtime. We haven’t changed that position,” he told me. “We’ve taken our position, mostly due to budget pressures, that we wouldn’t be on the hook for the additional costs.”

The Washington Capitals and various organizations that run large-scale events have standing agreements to pay for Metro to open earlier than usual or stay open for extra hours after its usual closing time. The Nats currently do not have such an arrangement; announcers at the stadium tell fans when Metro is about to close, though.