Umpire Error Costs Bello Strikeout, Red Sox Adjust

On April 1st, Umpire Mark Wegener messed up the pitch count Tuesday night in the Red Sox Astros game,

robbing pitcher Brian Bello of a strikeout against Outfielder, Cam Smith.

Bello had thrown what should have been Strike 3 on a full count, but the Ump called it two balls and two strikes instead, leading to three more.

Pitches and a walk for Smith.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora owned up to a Wednesday, saying the team dropped the ball by not asking for a count check,

even though the Umpire made the error first.

The Astros left both run astranded after Bello got pulled for Ryan Watson, so no runs scored that inning,

but Bello's line now shows one less.

Strikeout.

And an extra walk.

Red Sox stays sharp on those counts heading into the series finale against Houston tonight.

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