Taylor Trammell had just doubled when Boone pointed out something odd about the bat’s appearance. After a quick meeting and a call with league officials, the umpires took the bat out of play and gave Trammell a replacement. Officials chose not to issue a penalty, but the delay added a bizarre twist to the tense series finale.

Jazz Chisholm was up in the ninth inning with nobody on and two outs. He thought he had drawn a walk after a 3-2 pitch sailed well outside the strike zone but then home plate umpire Brian Walsh, who had a brutal night behind the plate, rang him up on called third strike and the Astros' home crowd celebrated in delight.