Ejections: Hunter Wendelstedt (3, 4)

HP Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Braves Manager Fredi Gonzalez for arguing a ball call in the bottom of the 4th inning and Braves first basemen Freddie Freeman for arguing a swinging strike three call in the top of the 8th inning of the Braves-Marlins game. Prior to the Gonzalez ejection, with none out and none on, Marlins batter Bryan Petersen took a 1-2 sinker from Braves pitcher Derek Lowe for a called ball two. Replays indicate the pitch was located thigh high and caught the inner corner of the plate, the call was incorrect.* Prior to the Freeman ejection, with two out and none on, Freeman struck out swinging on a 2-2 slider from Marlins pitcher Steve Cishek. Replays indicate that Freeman did make an attempt to swing the bat, the call was correct.^ At the time of the Gonzalez ejection, the Braves were leading, 4-2. At the time of the Freeman ejection, the Braves were leading, 8-2. The Braves ultimately won the contest, 8-5.

These are Hunter Wendelstedt (21)'s third and fourth ejections of 2011.
Hunter Wendelstedt now has 11 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (9 Previous + 2 MLB + -4 Incorrect Call + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 11).
Hunter Wendelstedt is owned as a Primary Umpire by tt49, who is now tied for 12th place in the UEFL with 15 points.
Hunter Wendelstedt is owned as a Secondary Umpire by kickersrule, who is now in 3rd place in the UEFL with 24 points.
*Quality of Correctness was challenged and confirmed ("Incorrect" ==> "Incorrect"). This pitch carries a px value of 0.846, which falls under the "always a strike" category of the UEFL's Kulpa Rule (Rule 6.b.ii.a.).
^Quality of Correctness was challenged and confirmed ("Correct" ==> "Correct").

These are the 149th and 150th ejections of 2011.
This is the 70th Manager ejection of 2011.
This is the 72nd player ejection of 2011.
This is Fredi Gonzalez's third ejection of 2011.
This is Freddie Freeman's first career ejection.
Prior to his ejection, Freeman was 2-4 in the contest.

Wrap: Braves at Marlins 8/8/11
Video (1): Gonzalez is Ejected
Video (2): Freeman is ejected after throwing helmet, bat

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball