Major League Baseball games played Thursday, May 22, 2008: A partial slate of eleven games played Thursday produced three ejections.

In the Bronx, where the New York Yankees hosted the Baltimore Orioles, home plate umpire Chris Guccione (a 2008 minor league call-up umpire) ejected Yankees manager Joe Girardi in the bottom of the 9th inning for arguing over a called strike three on a caught foul tip, which represented the second out of the half-inning. The game was tied 1-1 at the time of the ejection, but the Yankees ended up winning 2-1 on a walk-off single two batters later. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. MLB.com reports that "Girardi tossed for arguing with ump; Yankees manager ejected from series finale with Orioles" and provides this video of the ejection. You can view related photos here, here, here, and here. Additional coverage is available from The New York Times; The New York Daily News; The New York Post (here and here); The Baltimore Sun; The Washington Post; and The Associated Press.

And in San Diego, where the Padres hosted the Cincinnati Reds, home plate umpire Eric Cooper ejected both Reds third baseman Edwin Encarnacion and Reds manager Dusty Baker in the middle of the 7th inning for arguing balls and strikes. The Reds were losing 5-2 at the time of the ejections and ended up losing 8-2. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. MLB.com reports that "Baker boils over following ejection; Skipper argues call after Encarnacion was tossed in seventh" and provides this video of Baker's ejection. You can view related photos here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Cincinnati Enquirer; The San Diego Union-Tribune; The North County Times; and The Associated Press.

Credit umpire Eric Cooper with two ejections, giving him three for the season; credit umpire Chris Guccione with an ejection, his first of the season; and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.