MLB denies Indians' protest of loss to Orioles

Shapiro said he was stunned by the scoring change.

"I had (longtime Indians adviser) Johnny Goryl in my suite with me," Shapiro said. "He has 50 years on the field, and in 50 years he had never seen a run retroactively added to the score."

Shapiro wasn't bothered by the umpires missing the call, but how they fixed it.

"My concern was not with the umpire error, that's an understandable thing," he said. "The game is a human game. Players make errors. We all know GMs make quite a few errors and umpires make errors. It wasn't the human error that I was concerned with. It was the retroactive adding of the run."

The controversial call was the latest bizarre event for the Indians this season. The club has had four games postponed by snow, moved an entire home series to Milwaukee and won a game with one hit.

Shapiro said he and his staff devoted "a lot of time and energy" to the protest, and with no other appeals at their disposal, have decided to turn their attention elsewhere.

"We respect the decision but we're going to move forward," he said. "We've had quite a few challenges already this year, that game was one more. We're not going to dwell on it, but it's safe to say we're disappointed with the outcome."

Shapiro said he plans to have the call reviewed at the GM meetings next offseason.

"We'll put this on the agenda this year in hopes that we can close a situation like this and prevent it from happening again," he said.

Wedge also disagreed with the decision, but chose not to comment on its specifics.

Toronto's John Gibbons said the only positive is that others will learn from the unusual play.

"I guarantee you everyone will know that rule from now on," he said. "The next time that happens, they'll know what to do."