Mark Wegner

So the key for Chicago is getting early outs, getting ahead in the count because if they fall behind, Álvarez and the Astros lineup will punish them.

What about the umpire crew? MLB announced Jordan Baker, Phil Miller, Alan Porter, and Mark Wegner as crew chiefs.

Does that matter?

In the playoffs, every call is magnified.

But the one thing about that umpiring crew is a second base umpire, I have to look up who it is, Super active at second.

Oh, Mark Wegner.

So Mark Wegner of the famous, what are you doing, Wegner? And of his very, I don't know, did you see the challenge call or the way he announced the result of the challenge? It was very silly.

It was on the double play that went from Murakami to Vargas.

And at first, Callahan was ruled safe at third base.