MLB Ejection 074 - Chad Fairchild (1; Alcides Escobar)

HP Umpire Chad Fairchild ejected Royals SS Alcides Escobar (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the Rangers-Royals game. With none out and none on, Escobar took a 3-2 fastball from Rangers pitcher Jose Leclerc for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -.687, pz 1.474 [sz_bot 1.565 / RAD 1.442]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Rangers were leading, 3-1. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Chad Fairchild (4)'s first ejection of 2018.
Chad Fairchild now has 8 points in the UEFL Standings (4 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 8).
Crew Chief Alfonso Marquez now has 6 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 6).

This is the 74th ejection report of the 2018 MLB regular season.
This is the 38th player ejection of 2018. Prior to ejection, Escobat was 0-2 (SO) in the contest.
This is Kansas City's 3rd ejection of 2018, 1st in the AL Central (KC 3; CWS, DET 2; CLE 1; MIN 0).
This is Alcides Escobar's first ejection since September 19, 2016 (Toby Basner; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Chad Fairchild's first ejection since Sept 25, 2017 (Jose Bautista; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals, 6/20/18 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Fairchild ejects Escobar after strikeout, equipment violation in the 8th (KC)