MLB Ejection 174 - Phil Cuzzi (3; Jayce Tingler)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Padres manager Jayce Tingler (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Padres-#Cardinals game. With none out and none on, Padres batter Fernando Tatis took a 3-2 fastball from Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the midpoint (px -0.24, pz 3.51 [sz_top 3.80 / RAD 3.92 / MOE 4.01]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Padres were leading, 2-0. The Cardinals ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Phil Cuzzi (10)'s 3rd ejection of 2021.

Phil Cuzzi now has 6 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 6).

Crew Chief Tom Hallion now has 4 points in Crew Division (3 Previous + 1 QOCY = 4).

This pitch was located 6.00 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 174th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 79th manager ejection of 2021.

This is San Diego's 17th ejection of 2021, 1st in the NL West (SD 17; ARI 5; LAD 4; COL 3; SF 2).

This is Jayce Tingler's 7th ejection of 2021, 1st since Aug 20 (Doug Eddings; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Phil Cuzzi's 3rd ejection of 2021, 1st since June 27 (Hector Santiago; QOC = U [Foreign Substance]).

Wrap: San Diego Padres vs. St Louis Cardinals, 9/18/21 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Tingler complains and is ejected over high strike to punch out a pouting Tatis (SD)