But he didn't. Or did he?
On a 2-1 pitch, Harper hit the ball toward Alonso, but winced in pain and also dropped into an immediate crouch as if he had fouled the ball off his right shin, which is protected with a guard.
The umpires immediately signaled for a dead ball, only the Padres felt otherwise.
"I came back in and watched the video. Harper's a great player, but it didn't hit him," Rzepczynski said. "That missed him by a couple feet. It didn't even come close to his feet.
"[The] explanation was, once you call a dead ball, it's not reviewable.