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Brandon Belt Suggests Some Umpires Call Strikes to Shorten Length of Game

San Francisco Giants outfielder Brandon Belt was not pleased Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds ended on a called third strike with him at the plate and the potential tying run on deck in Evan Longoria, and he insinuated home plate umpire Doug Eddings wanted the game to end.

"There are just some times when you have a feeling that one or two of them are trying to get the game over with, whether that's through what they say or what they do," Belt said, per Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.