Dave Roberts says ump got call wrong as Dodgers fall to Phillies - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — A heated argument over an umpire's interpretation of an obstruction rule prompted Dave Roberts' first ejection of the season and, in his mind, triggered the five-run sixth inning that cost his Los Angeles Dodgers the game.

«He got it wrong,» Roberts said after the Dodgers' 9-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. «That's just a fact. Umpiring is hard. They do a great job. Tonight, that play affected the game.»

The Phillies trailed 4-3 when Brandon Marsh squared to bunt with none out and a runner on second in the top of the sixth. Dodgers third baseman Enrique Hernandez charged forward to field the baseball, spun and threw to shortstop Miguel Rojas, who had sprinted to cover the vacant base. Rojas' glove tagged Alec Bohm's sliding left foot before he reached third base, but third-base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ruled that Rojas impeded the baserunner's progress before securing the baseball. Bohm was safe.

The Phillies proceeded to take a four-run lead on a groundout, a wild pitch and a three-run homer by Kyle Schwarber, his first of three on the night and his second of four in a 24-hour period from Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers lost the series to a Phillies team that now leads them by two games for the best record in the National League. In a span of 15 days, their lead in the NL West has shrunk from 8 1/2 games to three, with the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks both in a furious chase.

After the smoke had cleared, the team remained furious at Wendelstedt's ruling. Roberts said it was «an egregious missed call.»

Rojas, an 11-year veteran, claimed Wendelstedt was «looking to be the hero.»

«I think this guy has seen this play a million times, and he just wanted some part of, I don't