Lovullo tossed during animated argument with umpires, Diamondbacks hold on to beat Giants 8-7
- The Arizona Diamondbacks edged out the San Francisco Giants with an 8-7 win on Wednesday at Oracle Park in a game marked by a dramatic incident during the eighth inning.
- The pivotal moment of the game occurred when an obstruction ruling was made involving rookie Jordan Lawlar following a collision with Giants' Christian Koss, leading to the ejection of Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo.
- Key offensive highlights featured two home runs by Ketel Marte and a three-run shot by Eugenio Suárez, while manager Torey Lovullo, after being ejected, theatrically pretended to dismiss every umpire present during the game.
- After the game, Lovullo admitted the team was strong but mentioned that in the moment, the situation didn’t fully make sense to him, and he suspected the other side was mostly looking out for themselves.
- The Diamondbacks secured two of three games in the series, and the obstruction call—rarely seen in MLB—may influence future rules discussions amid ongoing efforts to modernize officiating.
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"Well, well, well, how the turn tables." Dunder Mifflin boss Michael Scott would have approved of Arizona Diamondbacks skipper Torey Lovullo's handling of his ejection Wednesday, as Lovullo flipped the script on the umps and "ejected" them in retaliation for his own ejection. The post VIDEO: D’Backs’ Torey Lovullo ‘Ejects’ Umpires After Being Tossed from Game appeared first on Breitbart.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was run out of Wednesday afternoon’s game against the San Francisco Giants, and he wanted the umpires to run with him. Lovullo was tossed from the game in the bottom of the eighth inning as Arizona narrowly defeated their National League West counterpart, 8-7. He argued an obstruction call and did not leave without playing his own version of the Uno reverse ca…
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