Overview

• Yoshinobu Yamamoto had struck out Bryce Johnson and Martín Maldonado on six pitches before Fernando Tatis Jr. reached a 0-2 count in the third inning.
• Home plate umpire Marvin Hudson ruled a 96 mph fastball over the heart of the plate a ball, denying what would have been one of only 116 immaculate innings in MLB history and the first since Cal Quantrill’s May feat.
• Yamamoto regrouped to strike out Tatis Jr. two pitches later, completing the inning with 11 pitches.
• Dodgers broadcasters Joe Davis and Eric Karros criticized the blown call on air and suggested borrowing the minor leagues’ automatic ball-strike system.
• The incident has intensified debates about adopting automated strike zones in the major leagues to reduce human error.