MILWAUKEE– St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol and bench coach Daniel Descalso were ejected from Sunday’s game with the Milwaukee Brewers after the Cardinals successfully challenged two separate calls at first base.
The first replay challenge turned the fielder’s choice into a double play late in the second. First base umpire Sean Barber ruled that Milwaukee’s Brice Turang was safe at first, but replays showed that shortstop Brandon Crawford’s throw hit him.
In the top of the third, Barber called St. Louis’ Iván Herrera out first on an apparent inning-ending double play. The Cardinals challenged the call again, and replays showed Herrera was safe at first, turning the double play into a fielder’s choice.
Descalso and Marmol argued over the two missed kickoff calls and were ejected by home plate umpire Alan Porter.
The ejections came with the Cardinals trailing 3-1.
Hitting coach Turner Ward ran the team for the rest of the game.
This was a frustrating weekend for Marmol and the last-place Cardinals, who entered Sunday after losing seven straight games and falling nine games behind the NL Central-leading Brewers.
The Brewers were trying to complete a four-game sweep of the Cardinals for the third time in franchise history. The Cardinals were in danger of being eliminated in a four-game series for the first time since June 2021.
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