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Dave Roberts rips umpires for ‘egregious’ call as Dodgers implode in Phillies loss
By Erich Richter,
2024-08-08
The Dodgers lost, 9-4, to the Phillies on Wednesday, but manager Dave Roberts was still talking about the umpires after the game.
With Los Angeles leading, 4-3, in the top of the sixth inning, Philadelphia outfielder Brandon Marsh bunted with no outs and a runner on second base.
Third baseman Enrique Hernandez charged to field the ball and fired to shortstop Miguel Rojas, who was running from shortstop to cover third base, to attempt to get the lead runner.
Rojas swiftly tagged Alec Bohm, who was advancing from second to third base.
Despite the ball easily beating Bohm and the infielder clearly being tagged out before reaching the base, Bohm was called safe by third base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt due to obstruction by Rojas.
Instead of one out and a man on first, there were now runners at the corners and no one out.
Wendelstedt’s call was followed by a game-tying RBI groundout, a walk and an eventual three-run home run by Kyle Schwarber that broke the game open for the Phillies.
Rojas, who was also arguing with Wendelstedt after the play but did not get thrown out, said, “It’s unfortunate that an umpire can change the narrative of a game and a series.”
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