MLB Ejection: 165: Bill Miller (3; Ron Gardenhire)

1B Umpire Bill Miller ejected Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire for arguing a fair (reversed) call in the top of the 4th inning of the Athletics-Twins game. With none out and three on, A's batter Jed Lowrie hit a 0-1 curveball

Crew Scott convenes to discuss the play.

from Twins pitcher Josh Roenicke past first base and towards the foul right field wall. Initially ruled a foul ball and changed to a fair ball double with mandatory minimum runner placement of two bases after crew conference (since the batter was awarded two bases, the runners were forced to advance two bases lest be declared out), replays indicate the line drive first contacted the ground in fair territory, on the foul line, before bounding into shallow right field, caroming off the side wall, the call was correct. At the time of ejection, the A's were leading, 8-1. The A's ultimately won the contest, 18-3.

This is Bill Miller (26)'s third ejection of 2013.
Bill Miller now has 4 points in the UEFL (0 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Crew Chief Dale Scott now has 5 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (4 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 5).

This is the 165th ejection of 2013.
This is the 81st Manger ejection of 2013.
This is the Twins' 5th ejection of 2013, 4th in the AL Central (DET 10; CLE 7; CWS 6; MIN 5; KC 4).
This is Ron Gardenhire's 5th ejection of 2013 & first since August 29, 2013 (Alan Porter; QOC = Irrecusable).
This is Bill Miller's first ejection since August 1, 2013 (Don Mattingly; QOC = Irrecusable).

Wrap: Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins, 9/11/13
Video: Lowrie lines a bullet down the first base line, which appears to hit the line on its way past Miller (OAK)
Video: After umpires Miller, Scott, Tichenor & Bucknor confer and change the call, Gardy is ejected (MIN)

Related Play and Video: After Chris Guccione rules a fly down the line foul, Crew Hallion convenes but ultimately declines to modify the initial ruling, which renders the issue of runner placement moot (STL, 9/11)