It's unacceptable that we're still allowing humans to call balls and strikes. It's a nearly impossible task, but Statcast makes it easy. Yet, in 2022, we're still allowing imperfect masked men to dictate the outcomes of Major League Baseball games.
Two games ago, according to the Umpire Scorecards Twitter account, the San Francisco Giants' change in run expectancy was -2.7 runs based on missed strike zone calls. We don't have have the data on yesterday's zone, but it was almost certainly 1+ run in favor of the Phillies. And this was a one-run loss.
The loss wasn't all the fault of the home plate umpire, though. Jarlín García coughed up a three-run lead the offense had just fought for. The Giants rallied for five runs in the sixth inning against ace pitcher Aaron Nola, only for García to allow his first, second, third, and fourth earned runs of the season.
The task won't get any easier as the Giants fly to Miami to face the Marlins. They're a team with really good starting pitching and a record that isn't reflective of their true talent.
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