▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁and ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies , ▁Pedro ▁Fel iz ▁hit ▁a ▁two - out ▁single ▁with ▁Ryan ▁Howard ▁on ▁second . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁plate ▁and ▁re play ▁shows ▁that ▁Howard ▁clearly ▁- ▁bare ly ▁but ▁clearly ▁- ▁missed ▁home . ▁However , ▁the ▁ball ▁rolled ▁away ▁from ▁Yan kee ▁catch er , ▁Jorge ▁Pos ada ▁and ▁CC ▁Sab ath ia , ▁backing ▁up ▁the ▁play , ▁threw ▁to ▁second ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁get ▁Fel iz ▁going ▁to ▁second . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁that ▁Mike ▁Ever itt ▁sign aled ▁Howard ▁was ▁safe ▁at ▁the ▁plate , ▁the ▁correct ▁r uling . ▁Howard ▁had ▁not ▁touched ▁home , ▁but ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁tag ged ▁out ▁either : ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁call ▁to ▁make ▁until ▁Sab ath ia ▁tried ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁Fel iz , ▁therefore ▁losing ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁appeal ▁that ▁Howard ▁missed ▁home . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁on ▁a ▁walk - off ▁walk ▁to ▁batter ▁Marco ▁Sc ut aro , ▁Red ▁So x ▁starting ▁pitch er ▁J ake ▁Pe avy ▁open ly ▁critic ized ▁plate ▁u mp ire ▁Ever itt , ▁stating , ▁" The ▁last ▁pitch ▁[ called ▁ball ▁four ] ▁was ▁a ▁strike ... At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁for ▁an ▁u mp ire ▁not ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁call ▁to ▁cost ▁us ▁a ▁game ,