We’re in mid-June, and Arizona Diamondbacks are the surprise leaders in the National League after Monday’s win against the Phillies. But honestly, it’s wild to think that they could have had themselves a rough loss without MLB’s replay reviews.
Before the D-backs closed out the Phillies, 9-8, it briefly seemed like Kody Clemens had put the Phillies ahead with a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth. The line drive off a sinker from Miguel Castro hugged the line and appeared to drift foul. But first base umpire Jerry Layne saw it differently. He called it a fair ball, and Clemens rounded the bases with a full home run trot.
