The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox with a bizarre obstruction call at third base. Allen Craig was awarded a run when Will Middlebrooks couldn’t (didn’t) get out of the way.
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It was umpire Jim Joyce who pulled the trigger at third base. He’s the same ump who screwed Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga at the end of a perfect game. He’ll undoubtedly get scrutinized for this, but after several replays it appears to be the right call.
Ugly win to end a game but yes, the right call.