Walk-off balk decides Rays vs. Reds What

Walk-off balk decides Rays vs. Reds What

The Reds balked off the Rays 2-1 in Cincinnati on Friday night. But was there really a balk to end the game?Well, home plate umpire Edwin Moscoso said there was one. He thought there was an attempt to deceive by Mark Letestu Kids Jersey Tampa Bay reliever Matt Wisler, and he immediately called it. That forced in pinch runner Mark Kolozsvary from third base with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning. Wisler was left dumbfounded.The call stood after a brief argument by Rays manager Kevin Cash and a brief conference by the umpiring crew.2-1. Ballgame called on a balk. Bally Sports Florida Bally Sports Sun (@BallySportsFL) What did Wisler do that was against the rules? Wisler moved his glove as he was getting the signs from catcher Francisco Mejia with Tyler Naquin at the Adam Clendening Men Jersey plate. Sometimes, that is a gesture to add or subtract numbers from the signs, or a motion to the catcher to relay the signs again.Moscoso saw it as Wisler starting, and then stopping, his motion before coming to a set position. Thus, he called it a balk.Wisler told (and showed) reporters in the clubhouse that the movement, a tap of his leg, is his way of communicating that he wants a different sign and that he does it frequently.Matt Wisler explains what he Matt Calvert Men Jersey was doing on the mound when the balk was called. | Bally Sports Sun: Rays (@BallyRays) "(Moscoso) probably saw movement and thought that I flinched," Wisler said. "Which is, obviously, from 60 feet, hard to see. But he probably saw what he saw, and it happens. Maybe I did move. I don't Mark Letestu Women Jersey know."There was no comment from Moscoso or crew chief Alfonso Marquez immediately after the game. Cash told reporters (per ) that Moscoso and second-base umpire Lance Barrett told him that they thought Wisler flinched.The call could not be reviewed by replay. The last game-ending balk was Aug. 18, 2018, according to Reds TV statistician Joel Luckhaupt. The Dodgers' Dylan Floro David Savard Kids Jersey balked in the winning run against the Mariners in Seattle.Last balk-off in the majors: Mariners, Aug 18 2018 (by LAD Dylan Floro). Doug Kern (@dakern74) The lo s dropped the Rays to 45-38 on the season. Tampa Bay holds the first wild-card position in the American League.

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