

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 10-3 against the Seattle Mariners on Monday night, dropping Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on their home field.
And while the Mariners are now two wins away from their first ever trip to the World Series, the Blue Jays are two losses away from elimination, which would be a major let down considering they won the American League East, earning a first-round bye and homefield advantage in the AL playoffs.
Monday's defeat was marred by the longball, as Toronto pitching allowed three different Seattle home runs, but it was also marred by poor home plate umpiring from Doug Eddings.
Now, don't get me wrong, one call doesn't decide a game, and umpiring is never to blame for a seven-run loss, but Eddings didn't have his best day at the office, either.
According to @Umpstrikezone, Eddings missed 24 total calls in the contest, with multiple of them having major impacts.
Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage was given a gift strike to start the game, but then had a strike taken away on what should have been strike three.
If Arozarena is punched out (No. 7 on chart above), then perhaps the Mariners don't get a three-run first inning. Ultimately, Arozarena was hit by a pitch, which was followed by a Cal Raleigh walk and a three-run shot from Julio Rodriguez.
This time, the Blue Jays were on the positive side of a pair of missed calls. Logan Gilbert appeared to strike out Springer twice, but instead the pitches (No. 1 and No. 3 on chart above) were called balls. Springer walked, and the inning continued. Ultimately, Toronto scored a run that tied the game at 3-3 on a single by Nathan Lukes.
Ultimately, there were other missed calls throughout the game, but the Blue Jays have plenty of reason to wonder what would have happened if Arozarena doesn't start the game on first base.
Furthermore, had Seattle lost, they could have pointed to that Springer at-bat as a critical one as well.
Regardless, Toronto is in desperate need of a win on Wednesday when the series resumes at T-Mobile Park. First pitch is 8:08 p.m. ET.