Overview

• Home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called a low 3-2 pitch from Cubs reliever Brad Keller a strike on Xander Bogaerts in the ninth inning of Game 3 at Wrigley Field.
• Video showed Padres players shouting at the umpiring crew as it exited and manager Mike Shildt restraining a teammate in the dugout area.
• Bogaerts, who said “It’s a ball” and called the decision “terrible,” was struck out before the next two batters were hit, and reliever Andrew Kittredge closed out Chicago’s 3-1 win.
• Data and broadcast views conflicted on the pitch location, with MLB.com logging it as a ball, Baseball Savant showing it clipping the zone, and analysts noting catcher Carson Kelly’s framing.
• The loss eliminates San Diego from the postseason, and Chicago moves on to face the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series as debate grows over MLB’s 2026 two-challenge ABS system.