The incident occurred prior to Diaz’s entry into the ninth inning when second-base umpire Brian Walsh discovered a sticky substance on his hands and glove. Mets skipper Carlos Mendoza came out ...

Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco was ejected from matchup against the Oakland A's before the fourth inning for found sticky substance on his glove.

However, after analyzing a video, Hosmer accused the pitcher of using a sticky substance. Dave Roberts pulled Sasaki off the mound, and the video shows Sasaki avoiding using his fingers.