Red Sox manager Alex Cora got an early shower tonight after he was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. The toss came after Andrew Benintendi was called out on a borderline strike three call with the bases loaded that effectively ended Boston’s threat in Game 1 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros.
Home plate ump makes bad strike three call to ring up Andrew Benintendi, and then quickly ejects #RedSox manager Alex Cora. Poor decision by Hoye to toss Cora so quickly. pic.twitter.com/KBZdbEQW8b
— Andersen Pickard (@andersenreports) October 14, 2018
As you can see, the problem shouldn’t have been with the call, Benintendi shouldn’t have taken something that close.
This is the pitch that got Alex Cora ejected. Borderline in either direction, really. pic.twitter.com/DKPw7ZgVbv
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) October 14, 2018