Clayton Kershaw faced Steven Piscotty and nearly gave up a home run on the first pitch. Piscotty smashed an inside fastball down the line, and everyone paused waiting for the call. The ump initially ruled home run, but Kershaw and catcher Austin Barnes were not buying it. Kershaw protested immediately, insisting it was foul, and even laughed in disbelief when the ump stuck with the home run call. Barnes walked out to talk, pressing the ump to review it. After a brief pause and some confusion from Piscotty, the crew agreed to check the replay.
The review took some time, mainly because the video angles from Oakland’s system were unclear. Eventually, the umps overturned the home run, calling it foul. Piscotty looked frustrated but accepted it. Kershaw got back to work. He followed up with a sweeping curve to mess with the timing, then went back to his usual stuff and ended the at-bat with a groundout. What looked like an early blow turned into a routine out, and Kershaw walked off unbothered.