Dave Roberts' eye-popping reaction to Will Smith ABS failure turns heads
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- Dodgers catcher Will Smith missed two opportunities to use ABS challenges against the Brewers' Brice Turang in Game 2 of the NLCS, contributing to a 7-4 loss and a 2-0 series deficit for Los Angeles.
- The first missed challenge occurred when a 91.2 mph splitter was ruled a ball, allowing Turang to continue his at-bat and eventually reach base, leading to an RBI single that scored a run.
- Smith also declined to challenge a ball call on a full count cutter in Turang’s second at-bat, which resulted in a walk and helped fuel a Brewers offensive surge in the third inning.
- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged that the missed challenges altered the course of the game, while Smith admitted postgame that the missed calls were disappointing but part of baseball.
- Despite the defensive struggles and Smith’s offensive slump (1-for-23 with one walk and eight strikeouts in the playoffs), the Dodgers still have both ABS challenges remaining in the series.
