Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin, left, argues with umpire Angel Hernandez after a review failed to turn a double by Adam Rosales into a home run in the ninth inning of the A's baseball game against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. Melvin was ejected. The Indians won 4-3. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin, left, argues with umpire Angel Hernandez after a review failed to turn a double by Adam Rosales into a home run in the ninth inning of the A's baseball game against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. Melvin was ejected. The Indians won 4-3. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Umpire Angel Hernandez, right, ejects Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin for arguing a call in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. Melvin argued a double by Adam Rosales was a home run but the umpires upheld the call after a video review. The Indians won 4-3. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
CLEVELAND (AP) ? Athletics manager Bob Melvin says he has been in contact with Major League Baseball regarding the disputed ninth-inning call in Wednesday night's game.
After watching a replay, umpires ruled the ball hit by Oakland's Adam Rosales with two outs was a double and not a game-tying homer. TV replays showed the ball cleared the 19-foot-high wall and struck a railing. Melvin does not know if the call will be overturned, but expects baseball officials to comment.
The Indians won 4-3 and Melvin was ejected by second-base umpire Angel Hernandez.
The manager said before Thursday's game he has not changed his mind, still certain Rosales' hit was a homer. He says the call "came down to somebody's decision and that was probably against the grain for what the majority thought."
Associated Press
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