Giants first-baseman Belt hears from Torre for umpire comments

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt got a call from Major League Baseball's chief baseball officer Joe Torre this week to discuss critical comments Belt made with regard to plate umpire Doug Eddings on Wednesday, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters Friday. After being called out on strikes to end Wednesday night's 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, Belt told reporters Eddings called the strike in an effort to end the game early. "It's tough, because you hope that an umpire doesn't affect a game like that.