MLB Ejections 166, 167: Fletcher, West (4, 4; Rios, Garza)

3B Umpire Andy Fletcher ejected Rangers RF Alex Rios for arguing an out call in the bottom of the 8th inning and 1B Umpire Joe West ejected Rangers P Matt Garza for arguing a ball (check swing) call by U3 Fletcher in

Crisp attempts to check his swing.

the top of the 9th inning of the Athletics-Rangers game. In the 8th, with two out and one on, Rangers batter Adrian Beltre hit a 1-0 fastball from A's pitcher Sean Doolittle for a line drive single to left fielder Yoenis, who threw to third baseman Josh Donaldson as baserunner R1 Rios attempted to advance to third base. Replays indicate Rios' hand contacted the third base bag before Donaldson's glove tagged Rios, the call was incorrect. In the 9th, with two out and none on, A's batter Coco Crisp attempted to check his swing on a 0-0 slider from Rangers pitcher Jason Frasor. Replays indicate Crisp did not attempt to strike the pitch, the call was correct. At the time of both ejections, the A's were leading, 9-8. The A's ultimately won the contest, 9-8.

This is Andy Fletcher (49)'s fourth ejection of 2013.
This is Joe West (22)'s fourth ejection of 2013.
Andy Fletcher now has 10 points in the UEFL (12 Previous + 2 MLB + -4 Incorrect Call = 10).
Joe West now has 5 points in the UEFL (2 Previous + 2 MLB + 1 Correct Call [Crewmate] = 5).
Crew Chief Joe West now has 4 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (3 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 4).

These are the 166th and 167th ejections of 2013.
These are the 73rd and 74th player ejection of 2013. Prior to ejection, Rios was 1-5 in the contest.
This is the Rangers' 4th/5th ejection of 2013, 2nd in the AL West (OAK 6; TEX 5; HOU 4; LAA 2; SEA 1).
This is Alex Rios' 1st ejection of 2013 and first since June 14, 2012 (Jeff Nelson; QOC = Correct).
This is Matt Garza's first career MLB ejection.
This is Andy Fletcher's first ejection since June 8, 2013 (Terry Francona; QOC = Correct).
This is Joe West's first ejection since September 6, 2013 (Joba Camberlain; QOC = Incorrect).

Wrap: Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers, 9/13/13
Video: Oakland ends the Rangers' 8th inning threat with an out at third leading to Rios' dismissal (OAK)
Video: Washington discusses the call at third base, explaining Rios said some "choice words" (TEX)
Video: After Crisp's check, TEX dugout protests, Rob Drake warns Wash and West ejects Garza (Soon)