MLB Ejection 131 - Stu Scheurwater (4; Steve Buechele)

1B Umpire Stu Scheurwater ejected Rangers Bench Coach Steve Buechele (check swing ball three call) in the top of the 5th inning of the Astros-Rangers game. With none out and none on in the top of the 4th inning, Astros batter Jose Altuve attempted to check his swing on a 2-2 fastball from Rangers pitcher Tyson Ross, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Lance Barksdale and affirmed as no swing by 1B Umpire Scheurwater. Play was reviewed and deferred by the UEFL Appeals Board (1-0-8), the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the Rangers were leading, 4-2. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 8-3.

This is Stu Scheurwater (85)'s fourth ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Stu Scheurwater now has 10 points in the UEFL Standings (7 Prev + 3 AAA + 0 Irrecusable Call = 10).
Crew Chief Bill Welke now has 0 points in Crew Division (0 Previous + 0 Irrecusable Call = 0).

This is the 131st ejection report of 2017.
This is Texas' 7th ejection of 2017, 1st in the AL West (TEX 7; OAK, SEA 4; HOU 3; LAA 1).
This is Steve Buechele's first ejection since May 15, 2016 (Dale Scott; QOC = U [Fighting]).
This is Stu Scheurwater's 4th ejection of 2017, 1st since July 27 (Joe Girardi; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers, 8/12/17 | Still image as follows:

Still photo: Jose Altuve attempts to check his swing on a 2-2 fastball from Tyson Ross, ruled a ball an affirmed as no swing.