Justin Verlander faced another difficult outing with the San Francisco Giants, allowing four runs in just 2.2 innings on Friday. The situation worsened when umpire Chad Whitson ejected him from the game during the sixth inning due to his frustration with missed calls. Whitson called two pitches against Brett Wisely that were clearly strikes, contributing to a poor day for the Giants. An analysis revealed that 11 of Whitson's calls were outside the strike zone, highlighting his inadequate performance.
Umpire Chad Whitson called two pitches as strikes despite being clearly off the plate, contributing to a rough day for the Giants and Verlander.
Whitson kicked out Verlander, stating, 'Justin, get out of here. How about you worry about getting out of the third inning, huh?'
The Ump Scorecard assessed 11 of Whitson's 51 called strikes as outside the strike zone, highlighting a poor officiating performance.
Verlander had a tough start for the Giants, allowing four runs in 2.2 innings pitched and suffering a loss while the team was swept.
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