San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt was tossed from their 4-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Monday night after he started arguing a fan interference call in the outfield.
Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts appeared to hit a home run to left field in the second inning of the contest at Petco Park on Monday night, though his ball just barely cleared the outfield wall. Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos nearly robbed it, but the ball very clearly bounced off his glove and into the stands.
A fan, however, also attempted to grab the ball right above Ramos’ glove as it was coming down. The fan missed and didn’t actually make contact with the ball, but Ramos still pointed and blamed the fan for the missed catch after the ball went out.
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Despite the fan appearing to completely miss the ball and Ramos, a review determined he had actually interfered with the play. That negated the home run and kept the Giants’ four-run lead in place.
Shildt came out to argue the outcome of the review, which led to his automatic ejection.
The Giants took off in the first inning on Monday night. Ramos and Rafael Devers each hit solo home runs to get the night started, and then Wilmer Flores hit a two-run shot of his own to give them the four-run lead early.
The Padres finally got on the board in the seventh after Bogaerts scored on an error and then Ryan O’Hearn hit a two-run shot to center. They were still a single run shy, however, and couldn’t quite complete the comeback after Bogaerts’ initial run was pulled off the board.
The Padres have now lost four straight following a sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers, which sent them back into second place in the NL West standings. They now hold a 69-56 record. The Giants, on the other hand, now sit at 61-64 but are still solidly in third in the divisional race.
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