Ron Gardenhire Ejected From Game 2 for Arguing Balls and Strikes

Filed under: Twins, Yankees, MLB Playoffs, MLB Umpires

MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected from the second game of the Twins' American League Division Series game against the Yankees Thursday in the bottom of the seventh inning after a disputed ball-strike call went against the Twins.

Minnesota starter Carl Pavano appeared to have struck out Lance Berkman with a man on first on a 1-2 pitch, but umpire Hunter Wendelstedt didn't ring Berkman up as the Target Field crowd wanted. And Berkman, who had already homered, hit the next pitch for a tie-breaking double to give New York a 3-2 lead.

Unable under the rules to protest the ball-strike call, Gardenhire went to the mound to talk to Pavano. When Wendelstedt came out to break up the conference between manager, pitcher and catcher Joe Mauer, Gardenhire let his displeasure be known --although the Target Field crowd was doing a pretty good job of that already.

 

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