MLB Ejections 045-046 - Phil Cuzzi (2-3; Freese, Hurdle)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Pirates 3B David Freese & Manager Clint Hurdle (strike three call) in the top of the 4th inning of the Pirates-Braves game. With none out and none on, Freese took a 2-2 fastball from Braves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and knee-high (px 1.160, pz 1.74 [sz_bot 1.589]), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Braves were leading, 2-0. The Braves ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

This is Phil Cuzzi (10)'s second, third ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Phil Cuzzi now has 2 points in the UEFL Standings (6 Previous + 2*[2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call] = 2).
Crew Chief Tom Hallion now has 2 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 2).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

This is the 45th, 46th ejection report of 2017.
This is the 24th Manager ejection of 2017.
This is the 17th player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Freese was 0-2 (2 SO) in the contest.
This is Pittsburgh's 1st/2nd ejection of 2017, 2nd in the NL Central (STL 3; PIT 2; MIL 1; CHC, CIN 0).
This is David Freese's first ejection since July 30, 2016 (Marty Foster; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Clint Hurdle's first ejection since September 13, 2016 (Alan Porter; QOC = Y [Interference]).
This is Phil Cuzzi's 2nd/3rd ejection of 2017, 1st since May 14 (Neil Walker; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves, 5/22/17 | Videos via "Read More"

MLB Ejection 118 - Marty Foster (2; David Freese)

HP Umpire Marty Foster ejected Pirates 1B David Freese for arguing a strike one call in the top of the 5th inning of the Pirates-Brewers game. With two out and none on, Freese took a 1-0 fastball from Brewers pitcher Chase Anderson for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the midpoint (px -.828, pz 3.065 [sz_top 3.6]) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 2-1. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Marty Foster (60)'s second ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
Marty Foster now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Crew Chief Mike Winters now has 9 points in Crew Division (8 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 9).

This is the 118th ejection report of the 2016 regular season.
This is the 56th player ejection of 2016. Prior to ejection, Freese was 0-3 (2 SO) in the contest.
This is Pittsburgh's 12th ejection of 2016, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 12; CIN 6; CHC 3; STL 1; MIL 0).
This is David Freese's first career MLB ejection.
This is Marty Foster's first ejection since June 18, 2016 (Terry Pendleton; QOC = N [Balk]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 7/30/16 | Video available via "Read more"