MLB Replay Reviews 476-478: Wendelstedt, Estabrook

Instant Replay Review upheld 1B Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt's out call in the bottom of the 1st, HP Umpire Mike Estabrook's HBP call in the bottom of the 8th and Wendelstedt's out call in the bottom of the 9th inning of the Cardinals-Rays game. With none out and one on, Rays batter Kevin Kiermaier hit a 0-1 cutter from Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright on the ground to first baseman Allen Craig, who threw to shortstop Jhonny Peralta to pitcher Wainwright as Kiermaier arrived at first base, Rays baserunner R1 Desmond Jennings out at second. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Rays Manager Joe Maddon, Wendelstedt's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the contest was tied, 0-0.

In the 8th, with two out and two on, Rays batter Jerry Sands took a 1-1 fastball from Cardinals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal for a called hit-by-pitch. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny, Estabrook's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the Cardinals were leading, 1-0.

In the 9th, with none out and none on, Rays batter Logan Forsythe hit a 0-0 fastball from Cardinals pitcher Rosenthal on the ground to shortstop Peralta, who threw to first baseman Craig as Forsythe arrived at first base. Upon Replay Review as the result of a request by Rays Manager Joe Maddon and initiation by Crew Chief Jerry Layne, Wendelstedt's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the Cardinals were leading, 1-0. The Cardinals ultimately won the contest, 1-0.

This is Hunter Wendelstedt (21)'s sixth, seventh Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Mike Estabrook (83)'s eighth Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Crew Chief Jerry Layne's 26th, 27th, 28th supervised Replay Review of the 2014 season.

This is the 476th, 477th, 478th Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Rays Manager Joe Maddon's 23rd, 24th Replay Review of 2014.
This is Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny's 12th Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 254/478 (.531 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 6/10/14
Video: Play stands; Cards get out of the first on double play back-end out that is upheld (TB)
Video: Play stands; Sands is hit by a pitch to load the bases as Matheny's challenge fails (STL)
Video: Play stands; First out of the last of the 9th is recorded on close play at first base (TB)