"Umpiring crew chief Dana DeMuth essentially admitted that the Texas Rangers shouldn't have had to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night.The double that the umpires saddled Josh Hamilton with in the fourth should have been a solo homer, and the Rangers should have had a one-run lead when the Baltimore Orioles batted in the ninth inning.It turns out the mistake by the umpiring crew, which chose not to review the play, didn't factor into the Rangers' third victory in a row to open a seven-game homestand.But the performances by Rich Harden and Michael Young were big factors in a 4-3 walk-off victory.Harden atoned for his disastrous start last time out, and Young started the winning rally in the ninth when he legged out a double on a ball that caromed off shortstop Cesar Izturis."Once I saw it hit off the glove, I was going for it," said Young, who was 3 for 4 and is 11 for 23 during a six-game hitting streak. "I'm trying to make sure I swing at strikes, and I'm trying to do what the game asks me to do."Ian Kinsler followed with a walk, and, after Vladimir Guerrero flied out, Hamilton battled back from an 0-2 count to draw another walk to load the bases.That brought up Nelson Cruz, who lofted a fly ball to center field that was deep enough for Young to tag and score standing up with the winning run.The Rangers, though, should have been celebrating after Frank Francisco (5-3) pitched a scoreless ninth. But second-base umpire Doug Eddings said that the deep fly ball Hamilton hit to start the fourth inning hit the top of the left-field wall and came back into the field of play." http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/05/19/2202784/blown-home-run-call-doesnt-stop.html
