Umpires Delay Mets' 16-7 Win After Misapplying 8-Run Pitching Rule

7 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 19

A rules mix-up delayed the 12th inning of the Mets' 16-7 win over Washington after umpires initially questioned the Nationals' move to use a position player on the mound.
The crew appeared to apply MLB's 8-run threshold for position-player pitchers, then reversed course after consulting the replay center because that restriction does not apply in extra innings.
New York then piled up 10 runs in the top of the 12th, marking the most runs scored in an extra inning in more than 40 years.
The confusion stretched an already long extra-inning game and drew criticism online, putting added scrutiny on the umpiring crew for the rest of the four-game series.

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