It was an amplifier show at the beginning of Game 1 of the National League game between the Mets and Phillies.
In the first inning, with the Phillies' Torii Turner on first base with a walk, Mets relief pitcher David Peterson targeted him, but the Philadelphia shortstop was ruled safe on a bang-bang play.
However, the Mets contested the call, and a freeze-frame replay on FOX showed first baseman Pete Alonso taking down the tag before Turner gently placed his hand back into the bag. That would have given Amazin three outs in the inning.
However, after a replay review, the decision was upheld and Turner was ruled safe.
Peterson then walked slugger Bryce Harper and forced Nick Castellanos to fly out to end the frame, avoiding damage but forcing him to pitch more.
Home plate umpire Andy Fletcher had several close calls behind the plate during the first pitch at 4:08 p.m. (ET) in a mix of shadow and sunlight.
A big chance came in the top of the fourth inning, with the Mets with two runners on base, and the Mets appeared on the inside corner with a 2-0 lead, but it was ruled a strike to Jose Iglesias.
The Mets infielder almost walked, but ended up with the count 2-2 and grounded out, resulting in an inning-ending double play.
It ended the Mets' biggest threat to Phillies starter Zack Wheeler's underwhelming performance.
The fans watching the game were not happy, to say the least.
“That’s a scary strike call against Iglesias, dude.” CBS Sports Employee Nick Stellini With X.
Another user wrote, “Literally how human was that strike to Iglesias on the third pitch, lol.”
Dalton Feely, who works at JohnBoy Media, wrote: “It was good to see Booth call Andy Fletcher out for this terrible call and talk about the impact of his brutal mistake.”
PitchingNinja, a prominent account that posts pitching highlights, even questioned the strike call.
“What happened to this phone call?” he wrote.
