Discussion of 2019 World Series

Welcome to the 2019 #WorldSeries discussion and liveblog at Close Call Sports. We'll list each game's home plate umpire and provide postgame scores, as well as analysis and other commentary pertaining to rules situations and other umpiring elements throughout the World Series.

Alan Porter takes Game 1 of the fall classic for World Series Crew Chief Gary Cederstrom's crew, the full list of which is available at the following link.
Related: 2019 MLB World Series Umpire Crew Roster.

- 10/22 WAS@HOU Gm 1: Alan Porter: 113/115 Balls + 48/49 Strikes = 161/164 = 98.2%. +3 HOU.
- 10/23 WAS@HOU Gm 2: Doug Eddings: 116/123 Balls + 52/56 Strikes = 168/179 = 93.9%. +5 HOU.

- 10/25 HOU@WAS Gm 3: Gary Cederstrom: 112/116 Balls + 53/56 Strikes = 165/172 = 95.9%. +5 HOU.
- 10/26 HOU@WAS Gm 4: James Hoye: 131/136 Balls + 45/48 Strikes = 176/184 = 95.7%. +0 Nu.
- 10/27 HOU@WAS Gm 5: Lance Barksdale: 96/97 Balls + 41/46 Strikes = 137/143 = 95.8%. +0 Nu.

- 10/29 WAS@HOU Gm 6: Sam Holbrook: 101/102 Balls + 51/56 Strikes = 152/158 = 96.2%. +0 Nu.
- 10/30 WAS@HOU Gm 7: Jim Wolf: 123/125 Balls + 46/52 Strikes = 169/177 = 95.5%. +2 WAS.
Series Complete (WAS Def HOU 4-3): 1128/1177 = 95.8%. +11 HOU.

Note: The highest plate score during the 2018 World Series was Jeff Nelson's 98.3% (WS Gm 5).
The highest plate score during the 2018 Postseason was Joe West's 99.4% (ALCS Gm 3).
The highest plate score during the 2019 Postseason, thus far, is James Hoye's 99.3% (ALDS 4).

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