MLB Ejection 175 - Pat Hoberg (1; Justin Verlander)

HP Umpire Pat Hoberg ejected Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (ball three call; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Rays-#Astros game. With one out and none on, Rays batter Tommy Pham took a 2-2 fastball from Verlander for a called third ball before hitting a double on the ensuing pitch. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 1.07, pz 1.66 [sz_bot 1.61]) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Astros were leading, 9-0. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 15-1.

This is Pat Hoberg (31)'s second ejection of 2019.
Pat Hoberg now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 5).
Crew Chief Greg Gibson now has 1 point in Crew Division (0 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 1).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
This pitch was located 1.87 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 175th ejection report of the 2019 MLB regular season.
This is the 86th player ejection of 2019. Prior to ejection, Verlander's line was 5.1 IP, 0 ER.
This is Houston's 4th ejection of 2019, T-3rd in the AL West (OAK 6; SEA 5; HOU, TEX 4; LAA 3).
This is Justin Verlander's 1st ejection since August 9, 2018 (Nic Lentz; QOC = Y [Balk]).
This is Pat Hoberg's 1st ejection since June 27, 2018 (Paul Molitor; QOC = N [Balk]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros, 8/27/19 | Video as follows:

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