The Dodgers misplaced, 9-4, to the Phillies on Wednesday, however supervisor Dave Roberts was nonetheless speaking concerning the umpires after the sport.
With Los Angeles main, 4-3, within the prime of the sixth inning, Philadelphia outfielder Brandon Marsh bunted with no outs and a runner on second base.
Third baseman Enrique Hernandez charged to area the ball and fired to shortstop Miguel Rojas, who was operating from shortstop to cowl third base, to aim to get the lead runner.
Rojas swiftly tagged Alec Bohm, who was advancing from second to 3rd base.
Regardless of the ball simply beating Bohm and the infielder clearly being tagged out earlier than reaching the bottom, Bohm was known as secure by third base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt as a result of obstruction by Rojas.
Roberts instantly got here out to argue the play and was shortly ejected by the umpire.
He labeled the ruling “an egregious missed name,” per ESPN.
“He acquired it unsuitable,” Roberts mentioned after the sport. “That’s only a reality. Umpiring is tough. They do an excellent job. Tonight, that play affected the sport.”
As Roberts mentioned, that decision fully modified the panorama of the sport.
As an alternative of 1 out and a person on first, there have been now runners on the corners and nobody out.
Wendelstedt’s name was adopted by a game-tying RBI groundout, a stroll and an eventual three-run dwelling run by Kyle Schwarber that broke the sport open for the Phillies.
Rojas, who was additionally arguing with Wendelstedt after the play however didn’t get thrown out, mentioned, “It’s unlucky that an umpire can change the narrative of a recreation and a sequence.”
Crew chief Marvin Hudson supported Wendelstedt’s choice.
“He’s acquired to have the ball earlier than he can get in entrance of the bag,” Hudson mentioned, per ESPN. “That’s the brand new rule this yr.”
Hudson added that Rojas “was in entrance of the large with out the ball.”
It was the second straight loss for the Dodgers in opposition to the Phillies and Los Angeles is now 5-8 in its previous 13 video games.
The Dodgers’ once-nine-game NL West lead has dwindled to simply three video games over the Padres and Diamondbacks.
