Page 7 - Phil Cuzzi News Today

A classic game between the Dodgers and Twins was marred by a brutal sequence of calls by home plate umpire, Phil Cuzzi.

These strike calls on Alex Kirilloff were not strikes.

The Twins rallied to tie the game in the eighth and ninth and took the lead in the 10th, but it wasnt enough as the Dodgers escaped to win the series opener in Los Angeles.

Both the Dodgers and Twins announcers ripped home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi for having an enormous strike zone in the 10th inning.

All eyes are on polarizing MLB umpire Phil Cuzzi once again following atrocious strike calls in Monday's Dodgers-Twins game.

Two terrible ball-strike calls at a crucial moment helped tilt the Twins away from a big inning in their 9-8 loss to the Dodgers. The culprit? Home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi, who previously had an infamous episode involving the Twins.

Even Dodgers announcers couldn't believe how bad Phil Cuzzi screwed the Twins

Rookie right-hander Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings for his first major-league victory as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 3

The Mets right-hander will be back pitching Wednesday at Comerica Park, where his career began to rise after two seasons with Arizona.

The Mets will hope the scuffling Tigers can help turn their fortunes around.