Angel Hernandez’s missed calls bite Giants and Dodgers in NLDS Game 2

It is by no means a very good signal when umpire names are well-known. They’re alleged to be the neutral moderators in working MLB video games.

However MLB followers know the identify Angel Hernandez. And it is not for his correct calls behind the plate. 

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Hernandez was once more irritating followers, gamers and managers throughout Sport 2 of the NLDS between the Giants and Dodgers on Saturday. He began early by calling a pitch exterior the zone a strike on a 2-2 rely to Giants left fielder Darin Ruf that set him down.

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The next inning, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts received fired up at Hernandez after a pitch that appeared as if it clipped the underside of the zone was referred to as Ball 4 to Giants first baseman Wilmer Flores.

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Hernandez is commonly introduced up in the identical dialog as Joe West, one other distinguished umpire identified for controversial calls. However in response to Codify Baseball, West did a a lot better job calling balls and strikes within the Nationwide League wild-card sport between the Dodgers and Cardinals on Wednesday.

However Hernandez wasn’t performed. He had one other questionable name within the sixth inning that allowed Dodgers heart fielder Chris Taylor to succeed in on a stroll that loaded the bases. The Dodgers took benefit; Cody Bellinger scored two with a double earlier than A.J. Pollock drove in Taylor and Bellinger to make it a 6-1 sport.