Soto took what was clearly a strike — not even on the corner — that was called ball two. Back-to-back singles followed, then an errant pickoff throw by the rookie righty to score another run as the inning went off the rails. The best umpires are the ones who go unnoticed, which is why the fact that we all know the names of Ángel Hernández, C.B. Tuesday night it was Hernández putting Manoah behind the eight-ball on consecutive pitches to a very good hitter. Mike Wilner is a Toronto-based baseball columnist for the Star and host of the baseball podcast “Deep Left Field.” Follow him on Twitter: @wilnerness

Source: thestar August 18, 2021 03:11 UTC