The Los Angeles Angels protested Thursday night's game against the Houston Astros, then won anyway.
"It was huge," Mark Trumbo said. "It was a draining game. It was over four hours. We battled our hearts out and (we) like the way it went, especially going into a new series. This is what we're going to have to do. They're not going to be easy and if this is indicative of what we're going to do, we've got to do it."
The game took 4 hours, 7 minutes -- making it the longest nine-inning contest in the majors this season.
The dispute came with two outs in the seventh inning when Astros reliever Wesley Wright ran onto the mound and threw several warm-up pitches before manager Bo Porter raced onto the field between the mound and home plate to stop him from throwing more.
Hector Ambriz soon jogged out of the bullpen and onto the mound, and Wright headed to the dugout.
Mike Scioscia ran onto the field and argued that Ambriz shouldn't be able to enter the game because Wright didn't face a batter. Scioscia remained on the field for several minutes while the umpires huddled and discussed the situation.
"My contention was that the pitcher came in, had to face one batter," Scioscia said. "I protested, and we're happy we won (the game)."
Via Associated Press