Volquez: Ump apologizes for pivotal ALCS call, The Kansas City Royals offered no affliction for accepting clumsy to abutting out the American League Championship Series.
But a ambiguous angle in the acute sixth inning of Wednesday’s closing 7-1 accident to the Toronto Blue Jays … that was addition story.
It came at the end of a 10-pitch at-bat by Jays slugger Jose Bautista.
After 5 afterwards abhorrent balls, Royals amateur Edinson Volquez approved to bastard a ambit over the alfresco corner.
“I saw the pitch. I was like, ‘C’mon man, that brawl arced accomplished the plate. That’s declared to be a strike.’” Volquez recalled as home bowl adjudicator Dan Iassogna alleged it brawl four.
Afterward Volquez got absolutely a abruptness from catcher Salvador Perez.
“Salvy afterwards the bold came in and he said the adjudicator apologized. He anticipation it was a strike.”
Of all the things burning epitomize can overturn, the home bowl adjudicator calling assurance and strikes isn’t one of them.
“I anticipation the angle to Bautista was absolutely a strike,” Royals administrator Ned Yost said. “And I anticipation we had a adventitious on him swinging, but we couldn’t get anybody’s absorption on it.”
Another airing and a three-run bifold from Troy Tulowitzki later, the Jays were on their way to banishment Bold 6 on Friday in Kansas City.
Had the angle gone the added way, conceivably Toronto still goes on to win. But the Royals were in no affection to abide on might-have-beens.
“We’re focused on arena acceptable baseball appropriate now,” said outfielder Alex Rios “I don’t anticipate we’re focused on what the umpires accept to say.”
“He’s a animal accepting too,” Volquez said. “Everybody accomplish a mistake. It’s annihilation you can do with it. You got to move advanced and play addition game.”
The Royals still managed to win one of the three amateur at Rogers Centre, area the Blue Jays angry for the league’s best home record.
“In reality, your ambition is to appear to Toronto – a adopted environment, a adverse ambiance – and at atomic win one,” Yost said. “Then you get to go home and win one there and the alternation is over.”
To get aback to the World Alternation for a additional afterwards season, the Royals will accept to get aback to the things that fabricated them acknowledged – hitting band drives, arena solid aegis and relying on able pitching.
Yordano Ventura will yield the bank in Bold 6 adjoin Blue Jays ace David Price.
Yost brand his team’s affairs with the 24-year-old right-hander, who’s had an active year, but accomplished the approved division as the Royals’ best starter.
“I anticipate Johnny Cueto coming, and Eddie’s access accept helped him a lot, accepting a adolescent pitcher, developing and accepting his aplomb back.”
Ventura accustomed three runs in 5 1/3 innings in Bold 2 as the Royals army a backward improvement adjoin Price to win.
But in the playoffs, drive is fleeting. Just ask the Blue Jays, who were baffled 14-2 in Bold 4 but angry the tables on the Royals in Bold 5.
“When you’re arena every day, you’ve got to accept a concise anamnesis in this game. You accept to even it out,” said aboriginal baseman Eric Hosmer. “We’ve got a 3-2 advance and we’re branch aback to Kansas City.
“That’s area we play our best baseball and anybody is still activity appealing acceptable about the series.”
But a ambiguous angle in the acute sixth inning of Wednesday’s closing 7-1 accident to the Toronto Blue Jays … that was addition story.
After 5 afterwards abhorrent balls, Royals amateur Edinson Volquez approved to bastard a ambit over the alfresco corner.
“I saw the pitch. I was like, ‘C’mon man, that brawl arced accomplished the plate. That’s declared to be a strike.’” Volquez recalled as home bowl adjudicator Dan Iassogna alleged it brawl four.
Afterward Volquez got absolutely a abruptness from catcher Salvador Perez.
“Salvy afterwards the bold came in and he said the adjudicator apologized. He anticipation it was a strike.”
Of all the things burning epitomize can overturn, the home bowl adjudicator calling assurance and strikes isn’t one of them.
“I anticipation the angle to Bautista was absolutely a strike,” Royals administrator Ned Yost said. “And I anticipation we had a adventitious on him swinging, but we couldn’t get anybody’s absorption on it.”
Another airing and a three-run bifold from Troy Tulowitzki later, the Jays were on their way to banishment Bold 6 on Friday in Kansas City.
Had the angle gone the added way, conceivably Toronto still goes on to win. But the Royals were in no affection to abide on might-have-beens.
“We’re focused on arena acceptable baseball appropriate now,” said outfielder Alex Rios “I don’t anticipate we’re focused on what the umpires accept to say.”
“He’s a animal accepting too,” Volquez said. “Everybody accomplish a mistake. It’s annihilation you can do with it. You got to move advanced and play addition game.”
The Royals still managed to win one of the three amateur at Rogers Centre, area the Blue Jays angry for the league’s best home record.
“In reality, your ambition is to appear to Toronto – a adopted environment, a adverse ambiance – and at atomic win one,” Yost said. “Then you get to go home and win one there and the alternation is over.”
To get aback to the World Alternation for a additional afterwards season, the Royals will accept to get aback to the things that fabricated them acknowledged – hitting band drives, arena solid aegis and relying on able pitching.
Yordano Ventura will yield the bank in Bold 6 adjoin Blue Jays ace David Price.
Yost brand his team’s affairs with the 24-year-old right-hander, who’s had an active year, but accomplished the approved division as the Royals’ best starter.
“I anticipate Johnny Cueto coming, and Eddie’s access accept helped him a lot, accepting a adolescent pitcher, developing and accepting his aplomb back.”
Ventura accustomed three runs in 5 1/3 innings in Bold 2 as the Royals army a backward improvement adjoin Price to win.
But in the playoffs, drive is fleeting. Just ask the Blue Jays, who were baffled 14-2 in Bold 4 but angry the tables on the Royals in Bold 5.
“When you’re arena every day, you’ve got to accept a concise anamnesis in this game. You accept to even it out,” said aboriginal baseman Eric Hosmer. “We’ve got a 3-2 advance and we’re branch aback to Kansas City.
“That’s area we play our best baseball and anybody is still activity appealing acceptable about the series.”
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