Ejection 064: Al Porter (3)

HP Umpire Al Porter ejected Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine for arguing a strike call in the bottom of the 9th inning of the Nationals-Red Sox game. With two out and one on, Red Sox batter Dustin Pedroia took a 1-1 fastball from Nationals pitcher Tyler Clippard for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was belt high and off the outer edge of home plate (px value of 1.051), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Nationals were leading, 4-3. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Al Porter (64)'s third ejection of 2012.
Al Porter now has -6 points in the UEFL (-4 Previous + 3 AAA - 1 Penalty - 4 Incorrect Call = -6).
Crew Chief Dana DeMuth now has 2 points in the UEFL's Crew division (2 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 2).

UEFL Standings Update

This is the 64th ejection of 2012.
This is the 33rd Manager ejection of 2012.
This is the Red Sox's 4th ejection of 2012, which ties the Blue Jays for 1st in the AL East (3; NYY).
This is Bobby Valentine's first ejection since May 18 (Gary Darling; QOC = Correct).
This is Al Porter's first ejection since May 25 (Jamey Carroll/Ron Gardenhire; QOC = Incorrect).

Wrap: Nationals at Red Sox, 6/10/12
Video: One strike away from game's end, Red Sox skipper Valentine tossed for arguing Porter's strike zone
Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball