The Yankees came into the top of the fifth trailing 1-0 and running out of time to get into the game. A leadoff double by Alex Rodriguez helped matters, and put the tying run in scoring position with nobody out.
Yankees Vs. Rangers, ALCS Game 6: Umpire Brian Gorman’s Mistake Leads To Tie Game
Rodriguez was then able to advance to third on a long fly ball by Lance Berkman. The ball appeared to be hit better off the bat than it actually was, and settled down shy of the warning track. But Rodriguez made it to third with ease.
In stepped Nick Swisher, batting from the left side. And here, we had some controversy. Lewis gave Swisher a first pitch breaking ball down and in that bounced, hit Swisher in the leg, and got away behind Bengie Molina. Home plate umpire Brian Gorman, however, ruled it a wild pitch instead of a hit batter, and Rodriguez jogged home to even the score.
Molina and Ron Washington argued, to no avail, even though replays clearly showed that the ball struck Swisher. Courtesy of bubbaprog:
Thanks to Gorman’s decision, the Yankees had their run.
Swisher wound up hitting a grounder for the second out before Jorge Posada ripped a double down the first base line that took a big hop off the bag. With the go-ahead run in scoring position, though, Marcus Thames ended the inning by striking out on a pitch down and away.
1-1 we stand, into the bottom of the fifth.
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