Ump Misses Strike Down the Middle then gives Make up Call, a breakdown

Stephen Matz of the Toronto Blue Jays is on the mound, facing Michael A. Taylor of the Kansas City Royals in the top of an unknown inning. The first pitch from Matz is a fastball right down the middle of the plate, but the home plate umpire does not signal a strike. The catcher turns to the umpire and says, "Yeah, that was right down the middle. You're gonna owe us one." The umpire pauses for a moment, then makes a nervous gesture with his wrists, indicating he may have missed the call. The replay shows the pitch was indeed a clear strike, with no ambiguity. The umpire then proceeds to call the next borderline pitch a strike in what appears to be a makeup call for the previous missed call. Michael A. Taylor looks skeptical, but does not argue the call. The next pitch from Matz is inside and the umpire quickly calls it a ball, acknowledging he may have made up the previous strike call. The camera pans to the broadcast booth, where the announcers are clearly amused by the umpire's missed call and subsequent attempts to even things out. They can be heard laughing and commenting on the umpire's "wrist aching" from the missed calls. Through this sequence of events, it's evident the umpire made an initial mistake by not calling a clear strike, then tried to compensate for it with a questionable makeup call. The players, catcher and announcers all react to the umpire's inconsistent strike zone and attempt to even the score. The lighthearted tone of the announcers suggests this is a fairly common occurrence in baseball, where umpires sometimes feel the need to "make up" for missed calls, even if it means introducing further inconsistency into the game.