Do not blame a thing for the loss

DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 7: Jon Gray, # 55 of the Colorado Rockies, reacts angrily after the end of the fourth inning of a match against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on Sept. 7, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford / Getty Images)

The Los Angeles Dodgers came to Coors Field on Friday night for an epic showdown between two of the National League's three contenders for the crown. With a 1.5-game lead in the division, the Colorado Rockies fought for the last series in line with the "biggest series of the season".

The Dodgers are an old nemesis but it was a different enemy of the Colorado Rockies that made its appearance at 20^eand Blake early Friday night.

At a party where Jon Gray had never lived up to his best results and where All-Star Nolan Arenado kept fighting for his career, it took two time zones to make it impact Friday night. Notice that I put "one of" here. The call hurt Colorado's chances … but he did not condemn them to the loss.

Let's talk about the call and then the offensive.

Arenado told me after the match that he had not played a role in a wandering throw he had made at the top of the fifth inning. Using Alex Verdugo, Arenado shot a wide shot that forced Ian Desmond to use every part of his 6-foot frame to not only catch but try to keep his toe on the bag. .

On the game, Max Muncy scored from the second, placing the Dodgers 3-2 … or not?

Initially Verdugo was deemed safe. The slow motion seemed to show that Desmond kept a toe on the bag while catching the Arenado uprising. MLB officials in New York did not see that, keeping Muncy in the lead and Verdugo, much to Colorado's chagrin of 41,547 fans.

The next hitter, Yasiel Puig, hit in the right field, setting Enrique Hernandez and extending Dodger's lead to 4-2.

He has capped a fifth frame strange and swivel. Chris Rusin opened the round with eight balls in a row to put Manny Machado and Muncy in place, then was called for a rebound to move the Dodgers riders on a base. Rusin, receiver Drew Butera and coach Bud Black questioned the criticism, which was eventually dismissed by referee Andy Fletcher. It was the second pitch of Black of the season.

Oh … and we did not even talk about an incredible piece by Trevor Story, who threw Hernandez down the hole and attacked Butera to pull Machado off the board and the Rocky and Dodgers remain temporarily stuck. When discussing the golden glove of Story, rest assured that this game will be referenced.

Two walks A balk. An ejection. A stellar defensive game. An error by the third-baseman of the game that did not look like an error during replay. The way forward Single or Individual. An insurance race

Welcome to September baseball, it seems. It's not always just the best players, but sometimes also questionable calls that transform a game in one way or another.