Not the finest three hours for Chris Conroy. In addition to some questionable ball-and-strike calls, he called Joc Pederson out on a foul tip the catcher couldn’t corral, and called Freddie out on a play at the plate where he slid in under the tag. (Not for nothing, but third base umpire Bill Welke’s literally been fined for blowing calls before.) Do better, blue.
Not a great game all around, to be honest. Charlie Morton wasn’t his sharpest. He struck out nine and walked nobody in five innings. But he also gave up another homer to Giancarlo Stanton, which you could understand, if he hadn’t also given up a homer to Rougned Odor, a guy whose OPS is under .