Padres manager Mike Shildt ejected after fan interference call overturned a Xander Bogaerts home run vs. Giants

[Desmond Milligan 0]

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt was tossed from their matchup with the San Francisco Giants on Monday night after he started arguing a fan interference call in the outfield.

Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts hit a home run shot to left field in the second inning of the contest at Petco Park on Sunday night, though his ball just barely cleared the outfield wall. Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos nearly robbed it, too, but the ball very clearly bounced off of his glove and into the stands.

A fan, however, also attempted to grab the ball right above Ramos’ glove as 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.

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 Pares entered the night on a three-game losing skid, which came at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers and sent them back into second place in the NL West standings with a 69-55 record. The Giants came into the four-game series in San Diego with a 60-64 record, solidly in third in the divisional race.

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