To say that the home plate umpire had a rough night in Game 3 of the World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers would be an understatement.
Umpire Alfonso Marquez was shredded on social media for some of his calls behind the plate during Monday night's 3-1 win for the Rangers, a win that gave Texas a 2-1 lead in the series entering Tuesday night's Game 4 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Two of his calls particularly drew the ire of some media members and Diamondbacks fans.
One allowed the Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe to eventually hit a double in the third inning when he could have struck out, allowing the Rangers to eventually take a 3-0 lead later in the inning.
The other came in the ninth inning, when the DBacks' Gabriel Moreno ended up grounding out after what should have been a walk on a pitch outside the strike zone. It gave the Diamondbacks an out, instead of a runner on first with no outs.
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Social media sounded off on the umpiring in Game 4 of the World Series between the Diamondbacks and Rangers:
Do you think the umpiring played a factor in the DBacks' Game 3 loss to the Rangers?
Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
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