Astros suffer heartbreaking loss to Dodgers on controversial balk call.

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Astros suffer heartbreaking loss to Dodgers on controversial balk call.
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The Houston Astros lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 after a balk call brought in the winning run. Astros reliever Ryne Stanek executed a textbook balk, but was ejected after losing his cool. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the umpires got it right, but the home-plate umpire didn't identify the balk on his own. Miguel Rojas, the batter during Stanek's balk, identified the balk and pointed it out to the home-plate umpire.

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