Everything Ty France, Padres, Brewers Said on Controversial HR-Foul Call by Umps After Roof Video

San Diego Padres first baseman Ty France was understandably at a loss for words regarding his stroke of bad luck during Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series.

In the top of the ninth, France hit a high fly ball to left that hit the roof of American Family Field. What might've been a home run was instead a can of corn for Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio.

France called it "a game-changing swing."

"I haven't really been able to fully process that, but yeah, it's a game-changing swing," he told reporters in the clubhouse.

Padres manager Craig Stammen said in his post-game press conference the ground rules were coincidentally a topic of discussion during the umpire meeting. He was made aware that a ball hitting the roof while in fair territory is in play.

"Unfortunately, it was a bad break for us," Stammen said. "It looked like it was a possible home run. Just didn't go our way."

Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers began his MLB career with the Tampa Bay Rays, so he saw his fair share of fly balls diverted by a stadium roof and its accompanying structures. But he told reporters that "it has never even crossed my mind" that a hitter could make it all the way to the American Family Field roof.

For his part, Brewers manager Pat Murphy said he thought France's fly ball was heading foul "for sure."

"I'm standing right on that line," he said.

The deflection wasn't immediately apparent to Chourio, who read the contact well off the bat and closely followed the trajectory.

"I wasn't all that sure that it even hit anything," he told reporters. "I thought I had a chance on that ball the whole time off the bat, and the only thing I realized is that it kind of changed directions."

France lobbied for the implementation of added technology to gauge the flight path for a ball that hits the roof of a domed stadium.

"You would think with all the technology and data and everything we have now, we'd be able to make a clear call on that," he said. "I don't know if that's ever been done before. There should be something put in place right there. That shouldn't be an out. ... We've got ball tracking, we've got exit [velocity], we've got projected distances. We have all that stuff."

Teammate Manny Machado concurred.

"I do know the fact that with all the technology we have in this game, I think that's one of the situations where you kinda know what's gonna happen," he said. "How the ball's hit, the launch angle, everything. They put it up on the board. … We should have the technology to have a better call there."

The ground rules are cut and dried, though, leaving little room for ambiguity. The play was called correctly based on those parameters.

The frustration inside the Padres clubhouse is understandable. At the same time, San Diego left 12 runners on base and went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. The team had opportunities to retake the lead prior to the ninth inning.

It's on Stammen to make sure his players regroup and refocus for Game 2, which gets underway at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday.