Referee's foul on Gleyber Torres' torch thwarted the Yankees' chance

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Yankees appeared to miss a big opportunity to take the lead in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Royals as Gleyber Torres' tackle down the right field line was ruled a foul by right field umpire Ryan Blakney.

The call was reviewed but not overturned, although a replay angle indicated the foul line chalk may have been hit.

The game took place with Oswaldo Cabrera on first and two away against Seth Lugo at Kauffman Stadium.

This fumble by Gleyber Torres was ruled a foul after the review, resulting in a flyout by Torres to right to end the inning.#Yankees pic.twitter.com/Bwv9AFK6zV

– Fireside Yankees (@FiresideYankees) October 9, 2024

The speedy Cabrera almost certainly would have scored on this play, but the replay officer saw no angle that clearly showed the ball hit the line.

The game remained scoreless and Torres flied out to right to the warning track to end the inning.

The Yankees scored a run later in the fourth inning to take a 1-0 lead thanks to Giancarlo's RBI double that scored Juan Soto.

In Game 1, the Yankees may have suffered a break with the replay system as Jazz Chisholm Jr. could have been called out on a stolen base attempt, but the safe call was upheld and Chisholm scored on an Alex Verdugo go-ahead single, the made the difference in the game.