Interesting stuff here on the umpires being evaluated differently this year on balls and strikes
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6328105/2025/05/01/mlb-umpire-strike-zone-buffer-zone-change/
He’s played SS his whole life…….I seriously doubt that playing there has anything to do with his hitting struggles……..he……like a few of our guy's…. are just not swinging it well right now.
Murphy said after the game it was a choice between Bauers against the lefty or Cameron against the righty.
He thought with the bases loaded they would go right at Bauers and they did.