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Crazy 8: Disputed K slows Crew’s eventual win
- Updated: June 3, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies intentionally loaded the bases in the eighth inning of a one-run game — and it worked, thanks to a quirky play to end the frame.
The Brewers won, 4-1, but not before watching a promising rally fizzle in the eighth. After the Phillies opted to intentionally walk Jonathan Lucroy, reliever Hector Neris retired Chris Carter on a swinging strikeout, Alex Presley on a fielder’s choice grounder (with the out at home) and Aaron Hill on a check-swing called strike three.
Hill immediately protested to plate umpire Jim Reynolds, saying he had fouled off the baseball. Slow-motion replays appeared to …
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