Crow-Armstrong Blasts Missed 6th-Inning Balk in Cubs' 2-0 Loss as Umpire Crew Admits Error
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Crow-Armstrong Blasts Missed 6th-Inning Balk in Cubs' 2-0 Loss as Umpire Crew Admits Error
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Summary
A missed sixth-inning balk sparked Pete Crow-Armstrong's angry confrontation with umpires after he was denied what would have been a go-ahead run from third in Chicago's 2-0 loss at Arizona.
Crew chief Alfonso Márquez said after the game the call was wrong, telling MLB.com video showed Eduardo Rodriguez "stepped off" and that any of the four umpires could have called it.
Quintin Berry and manager Craig Counsell stepped in to restrain Crow-Armstrong during the on-field argument, but no one was ejected despite the prolonged exchange.
Arizona scored in the bottom of the sixth and again in the eighth, while Crow-Armstrong had one of the Cubs' two hits.
Chicago has lost four of six, trimming its once-comfortable NL wild-card edge to two games over the Phillies, who have won eight of 10.