PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen may have had a point.
The Pirates’ center fielder was called out on strikes twice by umpire Chris Conroy Sunday night. The second time, the usually calm McCutchen blew a gasket, throwing down his bat and earning his first career ejection.
McCutchen has felt for most of the season that he’s been the victim of an inordinate number of borderline calls going the wrong way. At least on Sunday, that perception was true. Both of the last two pitches that were called strikes against McCutchen were below the typical strike zone.
The final two strikes against Andrew McCutchen, courtesy @PiratesUmp
Not only that, it wasn't simply a case of Conroy being inconsistent with his strike zone.