Chisenhall acknowledges foul on ‘wild pitch’

MINNEAPOLIS — Lonnie Chisenhall knew the question was coming, and the Indians outfielder allowed himself to smirk ever so slightly when asked on Friday afternoon. Did he foul off that pitch from Astros pitcher David Paulino in Thursday’s game?

“The video says yes,” Chisenhall replied.

Chisenhall was referring to the bounced curveball from Paulino that led to a controversial call that helped Cleveland pull off a 10-7 victory over Houston. With the bases loaded and two outs in the third inning, Chisenhall tried to check his swing, but nicked the ball on what was ruled a wild pitch by home-plate umpire Jim Joyce.

Some chaos ensued in the immediate wake of Joyce’s call. Houston catcher Jason Castro stood up and argued with the umpire, while the baseball skipped away into foul ground. Chisenhall stepped out of the batter’s box and became a spectator, as Francisco Lindor, Mike Napoli and Jose Ramirez crossed the plate one after the other.

Due to Joyce calling time before Ramirez scored, only two of the runs counted.

One day after that play, Indians catcher Chris Gimenez summed up the team’s thoughts on the play.

“There was a lot of things …

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