Umpire doesn't eject Astros pitcher after warnings were issued for hitting batters, a breakdown
What Happened
In a crucial matchup between the Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners, tensions escalate as the umpires struggle to maintain control of the game. The action begins in the early innings, with the Mariners' batters facing some wild pitches from the Astros' hurlers. Zach Short, the Mariners' batter, is hit by a pitch, prompting outrage from the Houston dugout. Astros infielder Dubon voices his frustration, leading to an exchange of words between the teams. The umpires intervene, issuing warnings to both sides in an attempt to prevent the situation from spiraling further. As the game progresses, the Astros' pitcher, Abreu, hits Mariners' batter Solano with another inside fastball. The Mariners' bench erupts, arguing that the warnings should be in effect, but the umpires rule that the pitch was not intentional, allowing play to continue. In the bottom of the eighth inning, with the Mariners trailing by one run, Astros pitcher Hector Neris faces a crucial situation. Haters, the Mariners' batter, steps up to the plate, and the tension reaches a fever pitch. Neris delivers a pitch that appears to hit Haters, but the umpires initially rule it a live ball. The Mariners challenge the call, and after a review, the umpires confirm that the ball hit the knob of Haters' bat, allowing the tying run to score. The play is a chaotic one, with Haters unsure whether he was hit by the pitch or not. The Astros' dugout is visibly frustrated, but the umpires stand by their decision, much to the Mariners' relief. The game is now tied, and the teams head to extra innings, both eager to claim the victory. Throughout the drama, the players' emotions are on full display. Quotes from Dubon and the umpires provide insight into the ongoing tension, as both teams fight to gain the upper hand. The summary paints a vivid picture of the heated exchange, the controversial calls, and the high stakes of the game, leaving the reader with a clear understanding of the unfolding events.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentheated benches and a wild play i started this breakdown so long ago i apologize for being late
but it's astros versus mariners first batter is out it's brought to you by draft kings next
batter goes to bunt and gets a ball at his face that is the scariest not hit by pitch pitch i've
seen sent him down he's turning to bunt and the ball is coming right at his face unbelievable
doesn't get hit i don't think but gets hurt all the same man watch this next angle squares up
and then boom brushes right by so the astros don't like that i think at this point they don't know
they don't think it's on purpose but they don't love it and then zach shorts up next that's a
wicked sinker that was crazy from vargas and then the o1 is a running
sinker
that hits short and now the astros are upset because they're like dude fix fix that you're
too wild figure it out figure it out come on come on dubon's upset i if he's speaking english i feel
like he's saying figure it out figure it out but i don't know if he's speaking english because i
know that the mariners coaching staff speaking spanish so i'm going to bring in my friend joe's
to do the lip reading for this
stupid
go fuck yourself fuck you
dubon just giving him the look like okay dude okay i'm still upset i don't believe you
vargas is like i'm sorry i'm not trying to hit you they're like
we know dude you just can't locate your pitch at all and it's hurting us because because of how
much you're hitting us the umpires get together they decide to give a warning to both teams i
think you have to at that point you got pitchers getting hit you got dugouts yelling to each other
so i think that makes sense and then in the bottom of the eighth inning abreu's pitching
for the astros now and he's going to hit solano with another inside fastball and now the matter
is like hey i thought there was warnings thought there was warnings and they're saying it's a one
run game and the tying runs on third i don't think i don't think and but maybe it is because
then you you got the double play in order so that would get you out of the inning so maybe it is on
i don't know mariners wanted it called because they're still hot they're upset they didn't call
it they said nope we don't have that as on purpose so not there we look at the dugout they're like
what we're getting hit left and right hmm yeah braver's like well okay all right you guys are
mad at me
what happened i was in the dugout going bathroom i didn't even see anything earlier
is there history here there's warnings in this game no one told me imagine the pitcher comes
in and doesn't know i feel like the umpire is actually it's part of their job to tell them
continue later in the game we've got runners on second we've got runners on third we've got the
infield in haters in haters looking to get two outs to close out the game astros win it but
the tying run is on third the go-ahead run is on second and the pitch is
strike one on the check swing and the ball in the zone two strikes i say oh and one pitch
strike two fastball inside and then okay fastball up one and two count and watch this off the knot
did it hit him in the hand no it's a live ball the run scores what so we got a tie game
they ruled it that it hit the knob of the bat and play can okay can we look at it can you review it
and the umpires are like uh yeah we can review that seems weird seems important so they get
together and you're going to hear them say on the field is that it was live and in play
houston is challenging that it was a hit by pitch challenging that it was a hit by pitch let's see
the slow-mo there's the spin on haters fastball looks like right off the knob of the bat might
have pinched the skin a little bit because he acts like it really hurt him so i'm only unless
or maybe just shocked his wrist you know snaps the wrist a little bit it's a fast pitch going by
your hands he doesn't run at first hater could have picked this up and thrown him out at home
to stop the game from being tied but he bobbles the transfer they end up going to first to get
the out what a mess of a play it stands the ball is live and in play houston loses their challenge
and now he's like no i didn't get hit man
it was a sack bunt basically i scored the tying run haters pissed goes after the next batter oh one
one and one nice pitch there fastball one and two slider in foul ball fastball high foul ball come
on dude come on low three two slider on the three two gets him pushes it into the 11th inning great
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