NEW YORK – The New York Mets were credited with winning the race with a controversial 3-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday when they played with the crowd at Citi Field for the first time in 557 days.
On the day he turned 29, Jeff McNeil tied the game by shaking a lone homer at the bottom of the ninth. After New York congested the bases with an out, Michael Conforto appeared to move his right elbow protector close enough to the strike zone to be rubbed by a breaking throw instead of 1-2 from catcher Anthony Bass .
Umpire of the plate Ron Kulpa, at the same time the head of the group of referees, ruled that Conforto was hit by the throw and the batsman climbed to first base while Luis Guillorme scored the run that gave reign to the celebration of the Mets.
Marlins players Don Mattingly argued with Kulpa before he appealed for a review of the play. The review took 58 games, ratifying the decision.
According to the rules, if a batsman is hit by a throw in the strike zone, the pitching must be sung as a strike.
The review can be used to find that a pitching hit a batter, but whether the ball hit the batter inside or outside the strike zone is a decision that falls under the criterion of the umpire and not the review of video.
Mattingly pointed out that the umpires told him that the ball he hit Conforto was in the strike zone could not be reviewed – only to determine that Conforto was the target of a ball hit.
The official explanation from the replay supervisor in Manhattan was as follows: “After observing all the relevant angles, the review definitely determined that the ball hit the batter. The decision is confirmed, it was a blow. pilot “.
“A win is a win. It’s over, but I’d like to use the bat next time,” Conforto said.
Puerto Rican Edwin Diaz (1-0) scored the win by taking an inning without allowing hits, in his first performance of the season.
Bass (0-2) has ruined his two save chances with the Marlins (1-6), charging with defeat in both games.
McNeil homered as he opened the ninth, depositing a 3-1 bid in the second tier of the right forest stands.
For the Marlins, the Venezuelans Jesús Aguilar of 4-1, a boost; and Miguel Rojas 4-0. The Dominican Starling Mart 3-0.
For the Mets, Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor 3-1, one scored. The Dominican Jonathan Villar 4-0.