The Dodgers were up 1-0 when Brian Anderson stepped up with the tying run on second. He lined a 98 mph fastball into the gap, drove in the run, and tried to stretch it into a double. The throw beat him, but the tag was close. At first, it looked safe. Then the ump called him out. Anderson was furious, shouting that Dodgers infielder Chris Taylor pushed him off the base. He claimed Taylor took advantage as he shifted his weight and slid him off with the tag. Multiple replays showed the moment was borderline, but the call stood.
Anderson wouldn’t let it go. He yelled, cursed, and argued he was forced off. The ump tossed him after a heated back-and-forth. Anderson kept pleading—insisting over and over that he was pushed. Manager Don Mattingly came out to calm things down and asked for an explanation. The ump said Anderson told him to “use your [expletive] eyes,” and that was enough. Mattingly didn’t push the issue. He nodded, took the ejection, and walked off. Anderson looked stunned as he left the field. The play and ejection shifted all the momentum back to the Dodgers late in the game.