The referee explains the wild game at the St.Louis Cardinals-Chicago Cubs

CHICAGO Judge Bill Miller on Monday presented an explanation for the wild sequence of St. Louis ’4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs, adding a new drama layer to the Cardinals’ 16th victory.

An explanation was requested after Sunday’s game, but a Cubs spokesman said it was rejected. Miller said there were abuses with the escort and the request was never forwarded to the judge.

The play took place after St.

Frank Schwindel then showed up and was called out by third base judge Gabe Morales for an indoor fly rule. But third baseman Nolan Arenado slipped in trying to get the ball, and the runners rose as it landed on the field grass.

Arenado threw Paul DeJong, who covered third, and DeJong threw second, when the Cardinals thought the game would end in a duel. But there is no coercion when the inner fly rule is called.

Ortega left second and was marked by second baseman Tommy Edman, but was put back at base.

“They’re throwing the ball to another base and here’s the confusing part comes,” said Miller, the crew manager who worked on the record on Sunday. “The other mistress, Doug Eddings, didn’t understand that the inner fly was being called, and so they threw the ball to another base.

“Ortega thinks he’s gone, the game is over, whatever it is, walks from base. that the runner left the base because he called him out. “

Cardinals manager Mike Shildt then came on to argue, and Miller dismissed him.

“Then Shildt’s argument was that he didn’t understand that Doug had invited him to an escape game, so he thought Doug was playing at a time prematurely so he couldn’t be tagged,” Miller said. “He didn’t realize he had left the base because Doug had called him out.”

After the victory, Shildt called it timing.

“The timing wasn’t on our side,” Shildt said. “Clearly took an exception. They were fine for the most part.”

The decision left Cubs ’runners second and third out. But Gallegos hit Ian Happ, waving the victory.