In the eighth inning, the Yankees were down 4-1 to the Orioles but had the bases loaded with Gio Urshela at the plate. Urshela delivered, knocking a single to left that scored two runs. Aaron Judge tried to take third on the play but got thrown out to end the inning. That moment brought confusion and frustration. The Yankees wanted to review whether DJ LeMahieu scored before Judge was tagged out, which would have tied the game at 4. The umpires ruled that the tag on Judge came before DJ crossed home, but the timing was close.
Manager Aaron Boone wanted to use a challenge but ran into trouble with the umpires’ timing protocol. Over the field mic, two umps could be heard saying the window to challenge had closed. Boone reacted quickly once he heard that, signaling for a review, but they told him he was too late. He lost it. His screaming matched his frustration, accusing the crew of not watching for his signal and throwing out a lot of angry words before getting ejected. Boone stormed off, spiked his gum, and left the field still yelling. It was a mess of miscommunication and anger, and the Yankees missed their shot at tying up the game.