Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was ejected in the seventh inning of Friday’s game against Detroit for arguing a called third ...

The Detroit Tigers watched a three-run lead vanish, briefly reclaimed the advantage, then lost it for good on a soft infield ...

The Phillies’ efforts to hit Tigers starter Jack Flaherty were futile. Max Kepler flew out to the center-field warning track ...

Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper was ejected from the team's 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night for ...

Before the Phillies turned out the lights on the Tigers, they turned out the actual lights. Welcome to the Jhoan Duran Show.

Crew chief Vic Carapazza dismissed Diaz’s claims that he had only had rosin, sweat and dirt on his hand Sunday night and thus should not have been ejected from the Mets’ 5-2 win over the Cubs.

Wheeler pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Umpires_Home, Mark Ripperger; First, Nick Mahrley; Second, Vic Carapazza; Third, Brian Walsh. T_2:40. A_44,689 (42,901).

Diaz was set to close out the game in the ninth inning when third-base umpire Vic Carapazza’s inspection found a sticky substance on his throwing hand and glove.

New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Díaz reacts after being ejected by their base umpire Vic Carapazza during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June ...

Carapazza, however, disputed that account, adding, “I knew right when I touched it. It was way too sticky.” The Mets didn’t try to explain away Díaz’s stickiness.

Diaz, 30, was thrown out by crew chief Vic Carapazza before he took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning. "I touched his hand," Carapazza said in a pool report after the game.