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#6 Marvin Vettori (186 lbs.) vs. #10 Kevin Holland (183.5 lbs.)
#10 Arnold Allen (145.5 lbs.) vs. #11 Sodiq Yusuff (146 lbs.)
Sam Alvey (186 lbs.) vs. Julian Marquez (186 lbs.)
#5 Nina Nunes (116 lbs.) vs. #11 Mackenzie Dern (115 lbs.)
Mike Perry (170 lbs.) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (170.5 lbs.)
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Jim Miller (155.5 lbs.) vs. Joe Solecki (155.5 lbs.)
Mateusz Gamrot (156 lbs.) vs. Scott Holtzman (155.5 lbs.)
Ignacio Bahamondes (156.75 lbs.) vs. John Makdessi (153.5 lbs.)
Jarjis Danho (255.5 lbs.) vs. Yorgan De Castro (261.5 lbs.)
Hunter Azure (135.5 lbs.) vs. Jack Shore (136 lbs.)
Jordan Griffin (145.5 lbs.) vs. Luis Saldana (145.5 lbs.)
Da Un Jung (205.5 lbs.) vs. William Knight (205.5 lbs.)
“We caught a little break,” McNeil said.
With the bases loaded and one out, a scuffling Conforto stuck out his right elbow pad just enough to get grazed by a 1-2 breaking ball from Marlins closer Anthony Bass that appeared to be in the strike zone.
Plate umpire and crew chief Ron Kulpa at first signaled strike, then quickly ruled Conforto was hit by the pitch. Conforto headed to first base as Luis Guillorme scored and the Mets celebrated a fortuitous comeback win.
“That one there, makes a clear move to get hit, try to get hit. But for me I guess the tough part is, you can’t really tell on the replay if it hits him or not,” Miami manager Don Mattingly said. “And I guess the toughest part is, it’s just a strike. Kind of that simple. You would think all the replay we do, that you could say that ball’s a strike. I wonder what happens when they put the automated strike zone in?”
Umpire Ron Kulpa admits he blew controversial call in Mets win over Marlins By Zac Wassink | Last updated 4/8/21
What everybody who was watching Thursday s game between the New York Mets and Miami Marlins and also those who have seen a replay of the contest s final pitch knows to be true has been confirmed: The game s decisive run should not have counted.
Per Michael Blinn of the New York Post, home plate umpire and crew chief Ron Kulpa admitted after the game that New York s Michael Conforto should not have been awarded first base and the game-winning RBI after the ball struck his elbow as it dangled over the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning of what had been a 2-2 contest.
Mets edge Marlins with bizarre walk-off HBP
Jeff McNeil launched a tying homer in the bottom of the ninth inning on his 29th birthday and the New York Mets were handed the winning run on a disputed hit by pitch for a 3-2 victory Thursday over the Miami Marlins in front of the first crowd at Citi Field in 557 days.
The Canadian Press New York Mets Michael Conforto , The Canadian Press
NEW YORK With fans at Citi Field for the first time in 557 days, Michael Conforto and the New York Mets got some serious home cooking.
Even the umpire knew it.