How ump’s 12 missed calls affected Giants in one-point loss to Pirates originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Giants suffered a number of impactful missed calls in their 7-6 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday at PNC Park.
San Francisco blew a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the ninth before Pittsburgh second baseman Nick Gonzales delivered the walk-off hit in the bottom of the 10th. But if some of the missed calls had been dialed correctly, would the outcome have been different?
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One of the most impactful missed calls came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when the Giants were leading 6-4 and Camilo Doval was closing in on the mound with Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds at the plate. With one out, the 0-1 pitch was called a ball, but should have been a strike. Reynolds then grounded into a fielder’s choice-out at the shortstop, who scored a run from third base, cutting the lead to 6-5.
The Giants ended up being the ones who blew a four-run lead in the ninth inning, failed to score in the top of the 10th with a runner on second base and no one out, and gave up a walk-off hit. They’ll be the first to admit they have no one to blame but themselves, but it certainly doesn’t help that a handful of calls worked against them in a one-point loss.
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