The Joy of Sox · Apr 5, 2019
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Oakland reliever Lou Trivino's ninth pitch to Mookie Betts in the top of the sixth inning on Thursday afternoon was called strike three by plate umpire Nic Lentz.
Betts could not believe it. And high above Betts and Lentz, in the visitors' radio broadcast booth, Joe Castiglione, the long-time voice of the Red Sox, was beside himself.
Josh Lewin: See if Bradley runs 3-2 with one out. He extends the lead, there he goes. The pitch, taken, called strike three, the ball dropped, and Mookie Betts is hopping mad. That ball was high up and was called a strike.
Joe Castiglione: He can't believe it. I thought it was up and in and the catcher boxed it around because it was so close to hitting Mookie.
