Why Cardinals’ Oliver Marmol was ejected Saturday vs. Twins

The St. Louis Cardinals got a nice 9-6 win against the Minnesota Twins, and they probably did so in honor of manager Oliver Marmol, who was ejected at the bottom of the eighth inning. Marmol was seen arguing a delayed ABS challenge from Austin Martin.

Cardinals manager Oli Marmol was ejected after arguing that the Twins were awarded a late challenge. pic.twitter.com/raYWsdfh6n

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According to ABS rules, if a batter, pitcher or catcher wishes to initiate a challenge, they have to tap their cap or helmet within two seconds of the pitch. Martin did so after two seconds and was granted the challenge by the home-plate umpire. The call was reversed to a one-out walk, and Marmol grew upset with the call.

“It was the amount of time in between the tap and when the call was made,” Marmol said via Bill Ladson of MLB.com. “I said something the first time it happened [earlier in the game]. [Beck] didn’t like it. I didn’t like it. I go inside the locker room.”

Luckily for the Cardinals, they were still able to pull out the win without their manager, and they’re now 38-30 for the season.

There’s no question that the Cardinals have played well this season, but they’re looking to improve their roster at the deadline. The one area where they’re looking for help is pitching, according to MLB insider Ken Rosenthal.

“They traded (Brendan) Donovan (this past offseason), they traded him with two years of control because they are trying to upgrade their pitching,” Rosenthal said on Foul Territory TV. “(Lars) Nootbaar could be another player who helps them upgrade their pitching.”

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