A controversial call is the difference as the NL-leading Phillies get a monster night from Kyle Schwarber and take two of three in L.A.
Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas argues an umpire’s call at third base during the sixth inning of their game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers lost and have seen their NL West lead whittled to three games over the surging Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres. Right now, in the hollowness of waiting for their stars to get healthy and trying to get certain starting pitchers straightened out, anything would do.
So the Dodgers’ lead in the National League West over the Arizona Diamondbacks and Padres was trimmed to three games Wednesday night. The Phillies had been in a skid of their own before winning Sunday in Seattle and then taking two out of three in The Ravine.Right now, the team that has won 10 of the last 11 National League West titles shouldn’t be considered the favorite to win this one, with the Diamondbacks and Padres both charging hard.
Wednesday night’s game turned on a defensive interference call by third base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt in the sixth inning, and the call dramatically affected the outcome. “As I looked at the replay, he missed the call,” Roberts said afterward, his arms folded and his body language tense. “This might be the first time I’ve ever said that. You know, it was an egregious missed call.
“And so this play again, on the move. He fields the ball. His legs are spread wide, so the lane is in between his legs and he makes a tag. And so with that – again, it’s fast. It needs to be reviewable. That play changed the complexion of the game, and he got it wrong.”
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