


For the fourth time this season, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde didn’t make it to the end of a game.
Hyde was ejected in the sixth inning Tuesday night against the Houston Astros at Camden Yards. The fifth-year manager was tossed by first base umpire Edwin Moscoso for arguing after a play at first base.
After the ejection, Hyde extended the argument — throwing his cap to the ground and gesticulating while screaming at the umpires. The crowd at Camden Yards — with an announced attendance of 24,761 — gave Hyde a standing ovation as he walked off the field.
It’s unclear what Hyde took issue with, but it was perhaps that Moscoso failed to signal a safe or out call on the plate at first. With two outs in the inning with the Orioles up 6-2, rookie pitcher Grayson Rodriguez got Jeremy Peña to hit a soft ground ball to shortstop. Gunnar Henderson’s throw pulled Ryan Mountcastle away from first, and Peña was safe at first. Mountcastle started running off the field as if Peña were out but stopped after Moscoso made a safe call very late.
The play wasn’t extremely close, and the Orioles didn’t challenge, but Hyde went out after the play to talk with Moscoso. After a brief conversation, Hyde said something as he walked away and was tossed.
The last time Hyde was ejected was July 6 when the Orioles led 14-0, to which the skipper quipped after the game it was his “first one up two touchdowns.” He was also ejected June 7 versus the Milwaukee Brewers and April 10 against the Oakland Athletics. The ejection is the 13th of Hyde’s five-year career as Orioles manager.
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