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Tom Dierberger

Umpire's Expanded Strike Zone in Mets-Phillies Game 1 Has MLB World in Uproar

The Mets defeated the Brewers in the wild-card round to advance to the NLDS and face the Phillies. | Fox Sports

Game 1 of the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets started out with a bang, as slugger Kyle Schwarber had the sellout crowd at Citizens Bank Park on its feet with a leadoff homer in the first inning.

As the game has progressed, however, the balls and strikes called behind home plate emerged as one of the series' biggest storylines.

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