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HP Umpire Ryan Wills ejected Athletics CF Ramon Laureano (strike three call; QOCN) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Athletics-#RedSox game. With two out and one on (R1), A's batter Laureano took a 1-2 sinker from Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and below the midpoint (px -1.10, pz 3.05 [sz_top 3.32 / RAD 3.44]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 1-1. The Athletics ultimately won the contest, 4-1.
This is Ryan Wills (118)'s 1st ejection of 2021.
Ryan Wills now has 0 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Prev + 2 AAA - 4 Incorrect Call = 0).
Crew Chief Ron Kulpa now has 5 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 5).