Umpire Dale Scott leaves game in first inning
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Home plate umpire Dale Scott left Thursday's game between the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the first after apparently getting hit on the hand by a pitch.
Play resumed quickly, with Jim Joyce calling ball and strikes from behind the mound while Mark Ripperger changed into his gear. The bottom of the first featured a two-man umpire crew, with Ron Kulpa on the bases.
The crew went to a three-man rotation for the bottom of the second inning, with Ripperger behind the plate.
Umpire Dale Scott, second from left, leaves the field after being hit by a baseball during the first inning of a spring training baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs, Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Associated Press
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