The Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 on Tuesday night, with a huge hand from the replay authorities.
Elvis Andrus had actually knocked in 2 runs with a two-hit single in the bottom of the 8th inning to connect the video game 6-6 and took 2nd when the Rangers tossed house. On the next at-bat, he raced house and moved on a Zach Remillard single. Andrus was dismissed as he was tagged by Rangers catcher Jonah Heim prior to touching the plate.
The play was challenged, evaluated and reversed, providing Chicago a 7-6 lead, with a judgment that Heim had “hampered the runner’s course to home base.”
” I do not understand how I can obstruct the plate from behind it,” Heim informed press reporters.
Rangers supervisor Bruce Bochy grumbled about the judgment and was ejected.
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” For that call to be made, I’m surprised,” he informed Bally Sports Southwest. “It’s definitely among the worst calls I have actually ever seen. And it was done by replay. I simply do not get it.
” I do not care the number of times they attempt to discuss it. You can’t do that because scenario. It’s an embarassment. It’s humiliating, truly.”
Andrus, who likewise had a crowning achievement in the video game, informed MLB Network: “I understood it was going to be a really close play. To be sincere, I didn’t believe they were going to reverse it, however (I’m) really pleased that they did reverse it and we had the ability to get the win.”
Heim stated the call versus him was “regrettable and distressing.”
” I establish like we’re taught to establish, on the corner of the plate,” he stated. “The ball took me up the line. I even supported a little. He had the entire front of the plate to move into, so I’m uncertain what I require to do there.”
Heim stated the judgment didn’t make good sense to him and he didn’t get much of a description.
” It appears to me like they do not desire me to capture the ball and tag the person out,” he stated. “I think we’ll get some clearness tomorrow on what much better I require to do.”
