Rockies at Dodgers, 5/14/2015

**To fully understand "Zone Score" & "Game Score", please see this post.**

Umpires

HP Mike Muchlinski

1B Mike Winters

2B Mark Wegner

3B Marty Foster

Pitchers

Dodgers: Anderson, Nicasio, Hatcher, Garcia

Marlins: Bettis, Roberts, Bentancourt, Axford

Zone Score & Game Score for Mike Muchlinski

Standard Strike-Zone

Dodgers v. LHH (DLSZ): +2

Dodgers v. RHH (DRSZ): +2

Rockies v. LHH (OLSZ): 0

Rockies v. RHH (ORSZ): +3

Adjusted Strike-Zone

Dodgers v. LHH (DLAZ): 0

Dodgers v. RHH (DRAZ): -2

Rockies v. LHH (OLAZ): -4

Rockies v. RHH (ORAZ): 0


GAME SCORE 

Standard Strike-Zone Game Score: +1
Adjusted Strike-Zone Game Score: +2

Notes:

On paper, Muchlinski called a game that favored the Dodgers, but the main take-away from the data for this game is that Muchlinski was pretty bad behind the plate. There were three very bad calls. Ball 3 to Brett Anderson in the fourth inning:

 

Ball 1 to Arenado in the fourth inning:

And I was about to comment on the called second strike to Grandal in the seventh inning until I realized that the pitch f/x data was incorrect.  Data had it marked as a called strike when in actuality it was a swinging strike. Who do I email about this?

Still, it did not impact the game but Muchinski missed a few.

Close Calls & Reviews:

In the bottom of the seventh inning Adrian Gonzalez attempted to steal third base.  It was a pitcher timing play, but even with a good jump the slow Gonzalez was called out.  The review showed that it was close, but he was indeed out.  Marty Foster got it right.