MLB Ejection 098 - Ryan Blakney (1; AJ Hinch)

HP Umpire Ryan Blakney ejected Astros Manager AJ Hinch for arguing warnings/ejection no-call in the bottom of the 7th inning of the White Sox-Astros game. With two out and none on, Astros batter Evan Gattis took a 1-0 fastball from White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana for a called second ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and thrown behind Gattis after White Sox batter Jose Abreu was hit by a pitch the previous half-inning, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the White Sox were leading, 2-1. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 4-1.

This is Ryan Blakney (36)'s first ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
Ryan Blakney now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Previous + 3 AAA + 0 Irrecusable = 4).
Crew Chief Mike Everitt now has 6 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 1 Irrecusable Call = 6).

This is the 98th ejection report of the 2016 regular season.
This is the 39th Manager ejection of 2016.
This is Houston's 4th ejection of 2016, T-1st in the AL West (HOU, TEX 4; LAA 3; SEA 1; OAK 0).
This is AJ Hinch's 2nd ejection of 2016, 1st since May 7 (Ben May; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Ryan Blakney's first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros, 7/3/16 | Video available via "Read more"

Alternate Link: Blakney warns both sides during a beanball war and Hinch gets tossed (HOU)