MLB fans were in disbelief after umpire Edwin Moscoso gifted Austin Riley a walk despite 5 straight strikes
The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies had themselves yet another rollercoaster game on Tuesday. Atlanta jumped to a 6-1 lead before the Phillies tied it in the ninth with the Braves ultimately winning in extra innings.
But it was also a night that saw home plate umpire Edwin Moscoso miss some big calls in crucial spots. The rookie umpire showed signs of trouble early in the game, particularly with Braves third baseman Austin Riley at the plate.
Facing Zach Wheeler in the first inning, Riley worked a walk in an eight-pitch at-bat despite the first five pitches being strikes. Out of the eight pitches, seven were either strikes or foul balls. Yet, Moscoso gifted Riley with a walk.
Zack Wheeler "Walk" pic.twitter.com/W55XzdeZQm
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Even Riley seemed a bit surprised by some of those calls, and Wheeler was visibly frustrated with that strike zone. Again, only one taken pitch missed the zone in the entire at-bat.
In all, it wasn’t a great performance for Moscoso who also missed a would-be strikeout call in the 10th inning before Eddie Rosario’s go-ahead hit.
Umpire: Edwin Moscoso
Final in 10: Braves 7, Phillies 6#ForTheA // #RingTheBell#ATLvsPHI // #PHIvsATLMore stats for this game https://t.co/br23TuuMYT pic.twitter.com/R1Md1jdPAH
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The Riley at-bat, though, had MLB fans stunned.