In a dazzling clash of time-honored baseball tradition with the sport’s latest innovation, the Chicago Cubs lost MLB’s first-ever replay challenge on Monday.

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USA TODAY Sports’ John Perrotto was on the scene in Pittsburgh:

Cubs manager Rick Renteria appealed umpire Bob Davidson’s out call at first base after pitcher Jeff Samardzija had bunted into an apparent double play with runners on first and second….

Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano fielded the bunt and threw to third base to force out Nate Schierholtz. Third baseman Pedro Alvarez then threw to first base and got Samardzija by a step.

Umpiring crew chief John Hirschbeck contacted MLB Advanced Media’s replay center in New York and confirmed that Davidson’s call was correct.