Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay was flabbergasted at the official scorekeepers decision to change an error to a hit and Kay was incredulous as he announced to the YES RJ Barrett Jersey Network audience that official scorer Bill Matthews had changed how the ground ball that Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson had hit in the bottom of the sixth inning, from what was originally ruled an error on Paul Goldschmidt to a hit. No you didnt mi s a batter. I am absolutely flabbergasted, ladies and gentlemen, Kay came out of a commercial break saying. The scorekeeper here at Steinbrenner Field, a man by the name of Bill Matthews, has changed the Simpson E3 into a hit while the Yankees were in the dugout. Just unfathomable. Either you call it when it happens, you dont wait three innings to go by. Its just unbelievable. [Matthews] is going to have a lot of questions thrown at him and hes going to have to give some pretty good answers. I cant believe this has happened. Max Fried throws to first base on a pick-off attempt as Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero makes it back safely during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 20, 2025. AP The Yankees broadcast reacted to the official scorer changing an error to a hit, ending Max Frieds no-hit bid. : FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) Explore More Fried gave up a hit to start the bottom of the eighth inning and effectively rendered the scoring change inconsequential in the end. The Yankees pitcher ended up throwing 7 innings while only allowing two hits and the Bronx Bombers came away with the win, 4-0, over the Rays. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that the reality is it was a hit when he spoke with reporters after the chaotic game. CHECK OUT THE AND I scratch my head at the official scorers nightly, . They throw an error at Yankee Stadium up on the board at Yankee Stadium and then we go to these other places and they can fire up a hit with the best of them. Its a different game in every other park, it really is. Michael Kay during the New York Yankees Old Timers Day on August 24, 2024 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Yanks skipper did add that the scorers do have a thankle s job, but did reiterate that he had some i sues from time to time with how things are scored. Sunday wasnt the first time that the Rays official scorer had found himself in the spotlight over a play that he scored. Back in 2011, Matthews had ruled a play a hit rather than an error while Felix Hernandez was throwing a no-hitter for the Mariners against Tampa, which ended that bid in the eighth inning, according to a Similar to Frieds situation, the potential controversy was somewhat diminished when the Rays recorded another hit later that inning. Patrick Ewing Jersey