We begin this Thursday recap with the controversial ending. Attempting to wriggle out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth and keep the Marlins alive for extra innings, closer Anthony Bass spotted his two-strike slider to Michael Conforto on the inside corner of the plate. Conforto couldn’t take the bat off his shoulders, but he extended his front elbow just enough to make contact, forcing in the decisive run.
Home plate umpire Ron Kulpa messed up and admitted as much afterward (h/t Anthony Rieber, Newsday).