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Houston Astros reliever Héctor Neris intentionally balked and exchanged words with Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson, leading to a benches-clearing incident during a game, amid ongoing suspicions of sign-stealing and tensions between the teams.
Houston Astros reliever Héctor Neris used a balk to advance a runner and then had a heated exchange with Red Sox personnel, leading to a benches-clearing incident. Neris hinted at possible sign-stealing concerns, which are part of ongoing MLB issues, but denied any serious misconduct. The incident occurred during a game that Houston lost 7-3.
The Houston Astros lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 after a balk call brought in the winning run. Astros reliever Ryne Stanek executed a textbook balk, but was ejected after losing his cool. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the umpires got it right, but the home-plate umpire didn't identify the balk on his own. Miguel Rojas, the batter during Stanek's balk, identified the balk and pointed it out to the home-plate umpire.
The Los Angeles Dodgers staged a wacky comeback victory against the Houston Astros, overcoming a 7-3 deficit to win 8-7. The Dodgers' eighth-inning rally was fueled by four walks, a knock, and a balk, which brought in the winning run. The Astros' Bryan Abreu walked three batters to open the inning, and a sacrifice fly and an RBI double tied the score. A balk call against Astros reliever Ryne Stanek allowed the Dodgers to take the lead. The win was the Dodgers' fourth straight, and the Astros' second consecutive loss.
The Chicago Cubs lost a frustrating 5-4, 14-inning game to the Miami Marlins, dropping their record in one-run games to 2-8 and putting them back at .500 overall. The game was the longest Cubs game (by innings) since the placed runner rule came into effect in 2020. The Cubs missed opportunities to score, including a baserunning mistake by Matt Mervis in the fifth inning. The Marlins scored the winning run on a controversial balk call in the 14th inning. Despite the loss, Hayden Wesneski threw six good innings for the Cubs, allowing just one run.
The Cubs lost a marathon game against the Marlins, the longest game in MLB so far this year, on a balk in the 14th inning. Despite tying the game multiple times in extra innings, the Cubs missed several opportunities to walk off the game earlier. Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcántara had a great game, but the Cubs managed to tie it up in the 9th inning. Cubs pitcher Hayden Wesneski also had a strong performance, but ultimately the Cubs fell short.