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Giants lose to Padres on safety squeeze in 13th

Venable's diving grab on the center-field warning track with his back to home plate ended the 12th and stole a game-winning hit from Juan Perez.

Padres beat Giants 5-3 on safety squeeze in 13th

Venable's diving grab on the center-field warning track with his back to home plate ended the 12th and stole a game-winning hit from Juan Perez.

Recap: St. Louis vs. Chicago Cubs

After Anthony Rizzo's errant throw hit the backstop, replay showed Wood clearly blocked Molina from sliding into the plate cleanly, but home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn saw otherwise.

Morton OK in return as Pirates fall to Giants 10-0

Crawford smacked into Pittsburgh third baseman Pedro Alvarez during the chase, with home plate umpire Tim McClellan awarding Crawford home plate after ruling Alvarez impeded Crawford's path.

Orioles fall to Red Sox

Replays showed that Pedroia whiffed at the pitch, but home plate umpire Jeff Nelson ruled that the ball had been tipped.

Mistakes add up to painful Giants loss in Atlanta

Home plate umpire Jerry Meals called the pitch ball four, and the tying run strolled home as Romo walked toward the plate and appeared to yell, "That was a strike!

Marlins' offense isn't enough as Carlos Beltran powers Cardinals to victory

MIAMI - Whatever mojo Miami starter Jose Fernandez left on Marlins Park's pitcher's mound late Friday night failed to carry over Saturday afternoon.

Orioles comeback bid denied in 5-4 loss to Red Sox

There were plenty of other reasons the Orioles lost, among them an uneven performance by starter Freddy Garcia, Baltimore's inability to build on an early lead and a blown call by home plate...

Garcia allows two home runs as Orioles fall to Red Sox

A missed call by home plate umpire Jeff Nelson, and Dustin Pedroia's ability to take advantage of opportunities, helped give the Red Sox their first lead of the series.

Recap: Cleveland vs. Washington

Home plate umpire Brian Knight didn't see it that way and the Indians posted their third straight win following an eight-game skid.

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