The Angels asked for a review to try to pick up an extra out.

They ended up losing an out.

While the Angels asked for a replay review to determine whether they should be credited with a double play because of interference on the runner, the Toronto Blue Jays challenged that the Angels shouldn’t have even gotten the first out.

The Blue Jays won on both counts, part of a seven-run inning that led to a 15-1 rout on Saturday night in Dunedin, Fla.

José Quintana, who finally took the mound after a rain delay of 2 hours, 38 minutes, was charged with seven runs in 1-2/3 innings. It was a second straight ugly outing to begin his Angels career. He gave up four runs in 3-1/3 in his first start of the season.

On Saturday night he walked four batters and gave up five hits. As bad as all that was, things still could have turned out much differently.

With runners at first and second and no outs in the second, Danny Jansen hit a bouncer to first baseman Albert Pujols, who flipped the ball to shortstop José Iglesias at second to try for a double play.

Jonathan Davis went hard into Iglesias, whose relay to first sailed wide as a runner scored.

The Angels argued that Davis had violated baseball’s five-year old amendment to the slide rules, intended to protect middle infielders. Players must make a “bona fide slide,” hitting the dirt before making contact with the infielder and being able to touch the base. Runners are also prohibited from kicking at the infielder or making contact above the knee.

Umpires ruled that Davis’ slide was clean. Furthermore, they also ruled that Iglesias had pulled his foot off the bag before he caught the ball, so the Angels ended up with no outs on the play.

“I think he was able to reach the bag, so I would say it was a legal slide, but it definitely affected my throw,” Iglesias said.

Manager Joe Maddon said he thought Davis altered his path to get to Iglesias, which should have made the slide illegal even though he ultimately did get back to touch the bag. Maddon, however, added that he doesn’t think it’s a good rule anyway.

“I still think that’s a good baseball play,” he said. “The fact that I can even dispute it, I’ve never liked that.”

Btm 2nd – Angels challenge call that Jonathan Davis did not violate the Slide Rule at 2B; call confirmed as the runner engaged in a bona fide slide, it is not a violation of the slide rule. Powered by @Mitel pic.twitter.com/mihe24tKmD

— MLB Replays (@MLBReplays) April 11, 2021

At that point, it was still just 1-0 though.

Josh Palacios then dropped down a perfect bunt single to load the bases. Quintana struck out Marcus Semien, but then he walked Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., forcing in two more runs. Randal Grichuk then yanked a three-run double into the left-field corner, making it 6-0.

An out later, Quintana gave up another RBI hit to Santiago Espinal, and his night as over.

“The walks killed me, in my last two starts,” Quintana said. “Most of the time I was behind in the count.”

Not long after that, Maddon’s night was over too. The Angels manager was ejected in the next inning, after the Angels lost a challenge of another play at first. Maddon said he didn’t think they should have come back with such a quick ruling.

“I thought it deserved more scrutiny,” Maddon said. “I don’t like expeditiousness, for its own sake.”

Maddon didn’t miss much spending the rest of the night in his office.

Jaime Barria, who had just been activated before the game, was in the game to try to keep it close, or at least soak up some innings, and he accomplished neither. Barria got just six more outs and he gave up seven more runs.

“It was a weird night,” Maddon said. “They beat us, fair and square. We’ll come back again tomorrow, weather permitting and get right back after them. That’s the kind of game, when it’s all said and done, I’m fine with throwing in the nearest trash can.”

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