The Angels felt the officiating was diabolical at the end of Wednesday’s matinee.
Their announcer felt the same way.
With two outs in the ninth inning of a close 6-5 game against the Orioles in Anaheim, outfielder Joe Adell tried to steal a base on the final play of the game and was thrown out at second base — although replays showed he was safe. in spite of.
The Angels contested the call, and replays appeared to confirm that Adell put his foot on second base before Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson applied the tag.
However, a replay review upheld the original decision, Adell was ejected, and the Angels lost the ball game 6-5.
On Bally Sports West’s call, play-by-play commentator Wayne Randazzo and analyst Mark Gubitza blasted the referees and replay officials for not changing the call in Los Angeles’ favor.
“Oh, that’s ridiculous,” Randazzo said after home plate umpire Lance Barksdale announced the call. “It’s a joke, it’s a joke. It’s just ridiculous. It’s clear from the replays that Adele was okay and it’s a ridiculous way to end this game. It’s rubbish.”
After several more replays were shown on the television broadcast, Gubica added, “It’s unbelievable.”
Adell, who had one hit in three at-bats, including a heartbreaking walk, also told reporters after the game that he strongly disagreed with second base umpire Nick Lentz’s decision.
“I was there,” Adele said. According to ESPN. “The call went to us, we [Luis] Rengifo is ready to get a runner on second base and tie the game. ”
“We’ve all seen the photos and videos. The place the foot hit and the place it was tagged were completely different places.”
Henderson himself seemed to admit that the Orioles were “lucky” to be on Bam Bam Cole’s right side.
“I felt like I got a good tag on him. It was a real close call,” Henderson said, the Associated Press reported. “We were very fortunate that they voiced it on the field.”
In a postgame statement, MLB said the decision was not overturned because replay personnel could not clearly see Adell’s feet reach the bases first.
“After reviewing all relevant angles, replay umpires could not conclusively determine that the runner touched second base before the fielder made the tag,” the league said, according to ESPN.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone was thrown by Hunter Wendelstedt when he thought the captain was continuing the altercation, when the fans behind the dugout were actually screaming. Body.
John Tampain, who also called balls and strikes in the Yankees series on Tuesday, had a tough night at the plate, especially against Juan Soto.
