Ejection 116: Gary Darling (6)

HP Umpire Gary Darling ejected Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez for arguing a strike call in the top of the 7th inning of the Brewers-Astros game. With two out and three on, Gomez took a 2-2 cutter from Brewers pitcher Mickey Storey for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located knee high and over the inner half of home plate (-.577, -.853), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Astros were leading, 5-4. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 6-5, in 10 innings.

This is Gary Darling (37)'s sixth ejection of 2012.
Gary Darling now has 16 points in the UEFL (12 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 16).
Crew Chief Gary Darling now has 8 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (7 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 8).

UEFL Standings Update

This is the 116th ejection of 2012.
This is the 48th player ejection of 2012. Prior to his ejection, Gomez was 0-4 batting.
This is the Brewers' 6th ejection of 2012, 1st in the NL Central (MIL 6; CHC, HOU, PIT 4; STL 3; CIN 2).
This is Carlos Gomez's first career ejection.
This is Gary Darling's first ejection since May 18 (Bobby Valentine; QOC = Correct).

Wrap: Brewers at Astros, 8/11/12
Video: Darling commits a blooper, throwing his face mask during Saturday's ejection of Gomez (UEFL)

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball