The Red Sox beat the Angels last night with a game-winning hit in the bottom of the 9th a batter after the Angels had appeared to strike out Nick Green twice on consecutive pitches for what would have been the final out of the game. The first pitch was out of the strike zone but Green tried to check his swing. He failed, but the 1st base umpire failed to notice that minor detail. Mike Scioscia gave ‘em hell, and then was outraged a pitch later when Green looked at a pitch split the plate about 2 inches above the knees. The home plate umpire seemed to think it was low, because he called it a ball, even though ESPN’s K-Zone showed it wasn’t even close. That pitch wasn’t even on the border of the strike zone, it was completely within the box with a clear gap between the ball and the border. You don’t see a call that can end the game go as wrong as that one did. Congrats to the Red Sox on the win, we’ll see you later tonight and again in early October. Karma is a bitch.

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