MLB Ejection 081 - Lance Barrett (2; Bob Melvin)

HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Athletics manager Bob Melvin (ball three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Athletics-#Giants game. With one out and none on, Giants batter Steven Duggar took a 2-2 fastball from A's pitcher Jake Diekman for a called third ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.81, pz 2.7) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 4-4. The Giants ultimately won the contest, 6-5.

This is Lance Barrett (94)'s 2nd ejection of 2021.

Lance Barrett now has 10 points in the UEFL Standings (6 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 10).

Crew Chief Alfonso Marquez now has 9 points in Crew Division (8 Previous + 1 QOCY = 9).

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

This pitch was located 0.74 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 81st ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 43rd manager ejection of 2021.

This is Oakland's 4th ejection of 2021, 1st in the AL West (OAK 4; LAA, TEX 2; HOU, SEA 1).

This is Bob Melvin's 3rd ejection of 2021, 1st since May 20 (Alan Porter; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Lance Barrett's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since June 3 (Alex Cora; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants, 6/26/21 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Barrett ejects Melvin after post-pitch interaction with catcher Sean Murphy (SF/OAK)