<body><div><a href="https://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mookie-betts-pitch.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=25lvCU_0mVrrQjU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=25lvCU_0mVrrQjU00" width="600" height="338" ></a> The Los Angeles Dodgers got a bad break from the umpire to end their 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. The Cardinals had taken a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning on a 3-run home run by Nolan Gorman. Undeterred, the Dodgers began the top of the 9th with three straight hits to make it 6-4. The Cardinals made a pitching change, and the Dodgers scored another run on an RBI sac fly. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Ultimately, the game came down to Mookie Betts against Giovanny Gallegos with the Cardinals leading 6-5, a runner on second and two outs. Gallegos went up 0-2 before Betts battled back to work a full count. Then on the 3-2 pitch, Gallegos threw a fastball outside that was a little off the plate. The pitch was close enough and the framing job by Willson Contreras was so good that umpire Paul Emmel called it a strike to end the game. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Thoughts on this called third strike to end the game? <a href="https://t.co/nfeipBtFUB" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/nfeipBtFUB </a> — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1660101081559384065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> May 21, 2023 </a></blockquote> Betts was upset because he knew the pitch was outside. He was right, though he acknowledged after the game there was nothing he could do about it. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Mookie Betts on the called third strike to end the game: “He called it. There’s nothing I can do.” <a href="https://t.co/XzzFRtKoWG" rel="nofollow"> https://t.co/XzzFRtKoWG </a> — Jack Harris (@Jack_A_Harris) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jack_A_Harris/status/1660105018333069312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> May 21, 2023 </a></blockquote> In that situation, it’s better to put a swing on the ball rather than let the game sit in the hands of the umpire and get punched out to end the game. The post <a href="https://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/mookie-betts-called-out-strike-dodgers-cardinals/615392" rel="nofollow"> Mookie Betts called out on bad strike call to end Dodgers-Cardinals game </a> appeared first on <a href="https://larrybrownsports.com" rel="nofollow"> Larry Brown Sports </a> . <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><nbtemplate data-content="eyJhcGlLZXkiOiAiZDgxM2Q5Yzg3NTI3N2IzNWU0YzRmZDM0NTAyMjJkNmQiLCAiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiAiV2FudCBtb3JlIGdyZWF0IHNwb3J0cyBzdG9yaWVzP1x1MDBhMFN1YnNjcmliZSB0b1x1MDBhMG91ciBmcmVlIGRhaWx5IG5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgaGVyZSIsICJldmVudCI6ICJtcF9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25fYnV0dG9uX2NsaWNrX2V2ZW50IiwgInVybCI6ICJodHRwczovL3N0YXRpYy5tYWlsZXJsaXRlLmNvbS93ZWJmb3Jtcy9zdWJtaXQvZjdyMGU1IiwgIm1lZGlhSWQiOiA1NjA2MTQsICJ0aXRsZSI6ICJNb29raWUgQmV0dHMgY2FsbGVkIG91dCBvbiBiYWQgc3RyaWtlIGNhbGwgdG8gZW5kIERvZGdlcnMtQ2FyZGluYWxzIGdhbWUifQ==" data-id="MediaPlatformAmplitudeButton"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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The Los Angeles Dodgers got a bad break from the umpire to end their 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. The Cardinals had taken a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning on a 3-run home run by Nolan Gorman. Undeterred, the Dodgers began the top of the 9th...
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