Guardians got hosed by bad call at end of loss to Yankees

The Cleveland Guardians were on the wrong end of a bad call that cost them a chance at a comeback win over the New York Yankees on Saturday.

The Guardians were trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning of their game against the Yankees at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Ramon Laureano led off the inning with a double before Bo Naylor struck out. That brought Estevan Florial to the plate with a runner on second and one out.

Florial appeared to work a walk with a great at-bat, but he was instead called out on strikes. He had a full count when home plate umpire Jordan Baker called strike three on a pitch that clearly missed the zone down and in.

Bottom of the ninth

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The Guardians should have had runners on first and second with one out. Instead, Florial struck out and Brayan Rocchio grounded out to end the game and give the Yankees a 3-2 victory. The outcome may have been different if not for the bad call from Baker.

Believe it or not, the blown call that cost the Guardians was not the worst ball-strike call we saw over the weekend.