Craig Counsell ejected on birthday over balk call

SEATTLE — One of Matthew Boyd’s specialities is his pick-off move — a bit of deception that has caught plenty of baserunners by surprise over the years. It did not work on Friday and actually led to Cubs manager Craig Counsell being ejected — on his birthday, no less.

In the fifth inning of the Cubs’ game against the Mariners, Boyd attempted a pick-off play with Seattle’s Brock Rodden…