Ejection 145: Bill Welke (3)

HP Umpire Bill Welke ejected Rangers RF Nelson Cruz for arguing a strike call in the top of the 7th inning. With one out and one on, Cruz took a 1-1 slider from Indians pitcher Esmil Rogers for a called second strike. Replays indicate the 1-1 pitch was located belt high and slightly outside the outer edge of home plate (px of .927), the call was incorrect. The call is now correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Rangers were leading, 4-1. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Bill Welke (52)'s third ejection of 2012.
Bill Welke now has 4 points in the UEFL (0 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Crew Chief Jeff Nelson now has 1 point in the UEFL's Crew Division (0 Previous + 1 Correct = 1).
*Quality of Correctness was challenged and summarily overturned pursuant to UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa).

UEFL Standings Update

This is the 145th ejection of 2012.
This is the 62nd player ejection of 2012. Prior to his ejection, Cruz was 0-4 in the contest.
This is the Rangers' 6th ejection of 2012, 1st in the AL West (TEX 6; LAA, OAK 4; SEA 1).
This is Nelson Cruz's first career MLB ejection.
This is Bill Welke's first ejection since May 28 (Jim Leyland; QOC = Irrecusable).

Wrap: Rangers at Indians, 8/31/12
Video: Following a swinging strikeout, Cruz slams his bat, barks at Welke and is thrown out (TEX)
Pitch f/x plot courtesy Brooks Baseball