Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres griped with home plate umpire Jim Reynolds over his strike zone during various points of Friday’s series opener at Petco Park. The most combative exchanged occurred in the seventh inning when Max Muncy pinch-hit for Clayton Kershaw.
The Dodgers had just tied the game on Austin Barnes’ solo home run, erasing a 3-0 deficit. Muncy took a borderline pitch at the knees for strike two, then was called out on strikes on a pitch that appeared to cross the plate at shins.
Muncy protested, appearing to tell Reynolds his called-strike two was correct but not strike three.