A controversial lost repeat challenge from the Atlanta Braves in the ninth innings Sunday night was the difference in the game as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies came from behind in a wild 7-6 victory.
Phillies’ third baseman, Alec Bohm, moves home with the final win, while Braves catcher Travis d’Arnaud tries to apply the label and moves from the third bottom of the plate to the first base, where Bohm enters .
Plate referee Lance Barrett called Bohm safe, though repetitions have shown he may never touch the home plate. After a long delay for the video challenge, the verdict is upheld on the field.
“In real time, it’s bang-bang,” Braves starter Drew Smyly said after the game. “We have five different angles on a national television match, and it’s clear that his foot did not touch the plate. That it was on the chalk. It’s an embarrassment for MLB not to turn it around. does not overthrow it? ‘
According to the MLB’s official ruling, the repeat officer “could not definitively determine that the runner did not touch the home plate before the fielder applied the label.”
“At first I did not know if he was safe or not, but after watching the replay, it seemed like his foot was not touching the suitcase, from any angle we saw,” d’Arnaud said. “I thought he was clearly off the board.”
Players in the league agreed, with Justin Turner and Mike Trout sharing their thoughts on the call on Twitter.
Totally cruel, saw two corners that were clear he never touched the plate and we get a call? I am with everyone, what is the point of repetition? https://t.co/4F1bZAzNCX
– Justin Turner (@ redturn2) 12 April 2021
So erg … š
– Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) 12 April 2021
The innings started with the teams tied 6-6. After Bohm started with a double play, Jean Segura hit a ground ball to second place, which enabled Bohm to reach third base. Lefty Didi Gregorius then hit a shallow fly ball to the left field outside Braves reliever Will Smith. Braves left-back Marcell Ozuna camped under it and threw a two-pointer on the board, slightly to third base. D’Arnaud catches the ball and then slides in the direction to mark Bohm as his left foot hits the board.
Bohm was asked if he thought he was safe after the game.
“I was called safe,” he said. “That’s all that matters.”
Phillies manager Joe Girardi added: ‘We felt we had a chance [to score on the fly ball]. It was a narrow one, and it was on the skin of the big toe that we recorded. It seemed like his big toe hit the corner of the plate when we saw all the corners. ‘
The brave ones definitely agree.
‘It does not even make me want to [replay] d’Arnaud, “it just slows down the game. For me, they misunderstood. I’d rather not have it and get the game going.”
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The Braves’ Brian Snitker, Drew Smyly and Travis d’Arnaud express their frustrations with a controversial call against the Phillies at home, and Smyly calls it embarrassment.
Braves manager Brian Snitker said he received no good explanation from the referees after the call, while d’Arnaud said the repeat officer in New York should be the one to be questioned. After the Braves lost the challenge, the reduced crowd at Truist Park responded by throwing rubbish on the field, which was a scuffle from Dansby Swanson, shortstop by Braves.
“I love our city,” Swanson said. “I love our fans. They are passionate. They care. But what happened after they announced the call is the most embarrassing part of the whole night.
“Throwing things on the field, it’s disrespectful to the people who do so much work to have the field ready for us every day. … It’s an embarrassment to our city. The worst part of it is that I do not “I do not think people realize that we have families here. There are children sitting in the front row and you have bottles whistling at their heads. Children who may not be able to protect themselves are embarrassed and should not happen again. not. “
The controversy overshadows another good game by Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. He had three hits, including an inside single on a routine baseball that was short in the first innings. Later, he chose him to tie the game at 6-6.
Overall, Acuna had nine hits in the three-game series, most for him over a three-game team in his young career. But that will not get the news, as the repeat challenge was central in an early season battle between divisional enemies.
“They said there is not enough evidence, but there are five different angles,” an unbelieving Smyly declared. “It simply came to our notice then. He did not touch the plate. ‘