Dodgers' unfamiliar lineup against left-hander Jose Quintana impotent in loss to Cubs
by Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times
Apr 24, 2019
4 minutes
CHICAGO - The Los Angeles Dodgers' first significant gripe with the umpiring crew in their 7-2 loss at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night arose in the first inning, on the 25th pitch of Kenta Maeda's forgettable outing. The Chicago Cubs had runners on second and third with one out. Their electric boom-or-bust slugging shortstop Javier Baez was at the plate. The count was full and Maeda hurled a 92-mph fastball intended to zip over the outside corner. Instead, Maeda fired it over the inside part of the plate, but remained a borderline pitch. Umpire Ted Barrett called it a ball, loading the bases and
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