The play in question: Cubs catcher Willson Contreras’ tag of Adrian Gonzalez to end the bottom of the second inning in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. Gonzalez tried to score from second base on Andrew Toles’ single to Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward.
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The replay crew, composed of major league umpires sitting in MLB’s New York video center, upheld the call by home platge umpire Angel Hernandez.
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Suffice it to say, the capacity crowd at Dodger Stadium disagreed, especially after seeing the play in super slo-mo multiple times on the stadium’s video board.
Real-time explanations are rare when it comes to replay review, but MLB released a statement to the media at Dodger Stadium minutes after the review ended:
Contreras later drove in the game’s official first run with an RBI single in the fourth inning. The Cubs later expanded their lead to 4-0 in that frame.
UPDATE: The Cubs went on to win 10-2 and even the series at two games apiece.
UPDATE 2: Gonzalez still thought he was safe three-plus hours after the play:
Gonzalez says two of the other umpires on the field agreed with him:
That means zero, of course, because neither of those umpires had the original call and they weren’t going to be consulted.
Gonzalez also indicated the call affected the Dodgers mentally:
