Mark Reynolds hits a homer after striking out and Cervelli get mad, a breakdown
What Happened
In a mid-July matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, the game takes an intense turn in the bottom of the second inning. Pittsburgh starting pitcher A.J. Burnett faces off against St. Louis first baseman Mark Reynolds, who steps up to the plate. On a 1-2 count, Burnett delivers a fastball that Reynolds appears to foul off. However, the home plate umpire calls it a strikeout, much to the dismay of Reynolds and the Pirates' catcher, Francisco Cervelli. Cervelli immediately protests the call, arguing that Reynolds made contact with the ball. The umpiring crew hudles to discuss the play, but they ultimately uphold the strikeout decision. Frustrated, Cervelli continues to voice his disagreement with the call, leading to a heated exchange between him and the umpires. Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle also comes out to argue on Cervelli's behalf, but the umpires refuse to overturn the call. Cervelli is eventually ejected from the game for his animated protests. With Cervelli out of the game, Chris Stewart comes in to catch for the Pirates. In the bottom of the 10th inning, with the Cardinals leading by one, Stewart steps up to the plate and hits a game-tying home run, sending the game into extra innings. The Pirates ultimately win the marathon game in 14 innings with a walk-off hit. Throughout the intense sequence, the cameras capture the reactions of the players, coaches and umpires. Burnett is seen trying to calm Cervelli down, while Reynolds celebrates his home run. The crowd at PNC Park is engaged, with one fan even snagging the home run ball while holding a slice of pizza. "Calm down, buddy. Calm down," Cervelli tells the umpire during the heated exchange. Burnett later confirms to Cervelli that the call was correct, saying, "Yeah, he rang you." This dramatic moment showcases the passion and intensity of both teams as they battle it out in a closely contested extra-innings affair. The game's outcome hangs in the balance, with the Pirates eventually emerging victorious after a hard-fought comeback.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe're going back to july 11th 2015
cardinals at pittsburgh you got aj
burnett on the bump
and he's going to overthrow this
fastball a little and sorely says hey
calm down now buddy hey calm down my
buddy and this guy tries to get cute
with his girl and she
says i don't care why'd you bring me
here this is boring
next pitch calms the fastball down right
down the middle ooh
yes that is the ball next pitch goes
with the hook
off-balance swing they love it let's go
back to that well
bam get the k end of the second inning
oh no wait
um says that he fouled it off burnett's
like okay backtrack
backtrack that ump's not gonna get any
help let's go for the slow-mo replay
extreme zoom in right now and slow it
down even more
and looks like there's space between the
bat and the ball to me
the spin doesn't change it's not exactly
100
conclusive but i'd say 98 he swung and
missed and struck out
good on the umps they said all right
let's get together look at the ump on
the left
has there ever been a more bad body
language like that dude on the left
knows
the other three don't give a [ __ ] what
he has to say
they don't even look at him hands in the
pocket he's like
okay cool thanks for at least involving
me in the huddle says foul ball
cervelli and him hurdle comes out like
what are you talking about now i
couldn't read their lips exactly but i
got a lot of keywords and there's a lot
of sound
it says well did it hit the bat this is
no but i heard the sound that's how you
make the call and he's like yeah but how
do you hear
on the sound did it actually hit the bat
that's what i got out of the context
lizzie's like you can't just go off the
sound you
tell me you hit the bat but they do just
go off the sound anyway next pitch they
go back to the curve ball well but this
time reynolds sits on it
bangs it is a hanger and cervelli
instantly turns yells at the ump yells
at him again
we got a kid almost makes a great play
with his glove but then the dad coming
back with pizza scoops it up and says
hey
son i got you pizza and i got you this
home run ball
father of the year boom cerrelli's still
yelling right now you can tell
aj burnett reacts because they just
threw cervelli out but cervelli doesn't
understand yet he's in his own head
now he's like realizing and burnett's
trying to get some distance in between
them
cervelli walks up to burnett and says
did he just ring me and says
yep and then zarelli is going to go
after the ump a little bit
he's going to yell and scream can't read
cirelli's lips
i mean i don't think people that are
right in front of cervelli when he's
yelling like this
can understand him yet alone to read his
lips and try to figure it out but he's
heated and yelling
it's only the second inning and now your
catcher's thrown out of the game that's
not good it was a strikeout
now you don't have the lead cerrelli's
heated and i get it but also it's
cervelli that's what he does i love the
dude gotta show off the haircut take the
lid off pop it off if you're out of the
game at least
show the crowd what you got going on
underneath yelling and screaming
this game ends up going 14 innings
and chris stewart has to come in now
they can't change out the catcher but
chris stewart
in the bottom of the 10th inning with an
o2 count ties the game
how about that and then the pirates do
go on to win this one in 14
innings catch with the walk-off and a
great trot to home plate