So win tomorrow, hope for a Miami loss and an Arizona split. Going into the final 6 games with a 2 game cushion (effectively 1 game with the tiebreaker) and also a chance to beat out Arizona if somehow Miami goes on a winning streak. That would be a good position to be in.
Not necessarily, but arguing balls and strikes is futile. MAYBE if it was earlier in the game and he wanted to try to plant a seed with the umpire for the remaining innings, but it was a bit late for that.
So Morel would have come up and swung harder? It's the bottom of the 9th of a close game in a playoff race. I don't think "lighting a fire" is a real thing in that situation.
It's pretty pointless arguing balls and strikes. As much as I would have loved to see him blow his lid on that umpire, what does it actually accomplish?