Major League Baseball games played Tuesday, April 8, 2008: A partial slate of twelve games played Tuesday produced two ejections.

In St. Petersburg, Florida, where the Tampa Bay Rays hosted the Seattle Mariners, third base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Rays manager Joe Maddon in the bottom of the 7th inning for arguing that Wendelstedt had inaccurately called out B.J. Upton, trying to stretch a double into a triple, on a bang-bang play at third base. Upton managed to leave behind his right shoe near the batter's box as he started his dash around the bases, and having one shoe on, one shoe off may have made all the difference on that close play. The Rays were losing 6-5 at the time, and that ended up being the final score. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are available here and here. Additional coverage is available from The St. Petersburg Times; The Tampa Tribune; The Seattle Times; The Seattle Post-Intelligencer; and The Associated Press.

Tuesday's second ejection occurred in San Francisco, where the Giants hosted the San Diego Padres. In the top of the 8th inning, home plate umpire Tim Timmons ejected Padres left fielder Scott Hairston for disagreeing on a called swing for strike three that Hairston contended was a checked-swing. At the time of the ejection, San Diego was trailing 2-1. The Padres tied the score with a run in the top of the 9th, only to lose 3-2 on a walk-off home run by the Giants in the bottom of the 11th. You can view the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are available here and here. Additional coverage is available from The San Diego Union-Tribune; The North County Times; The San Francisco Chronicle; The San Jose Mercury-News; and The Associated Press.

Credit umpires Tim Timmons and Hunter Wendelstedt with one ejection -- for each the first of the season -- and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.