The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees went to extra innings Sunday night. How they got to the 10th inning left the Yankees - and much of social media - in anger.
With two out in the ninth inning of a tie game, home plate umpire Gabe Morales rung up Yankees pinch-hitter Rougned Odor to force a 10th inning. The pitch from Matt Barnes appeared to be well off the plate.
Strike 3 🧐pic.twitter.com/VwKGNsjotd
— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) June 7, 2021
Roughed Odor’s called strike three was nuts. pic.twitter.com/cEMsiYHyz9
— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) June 7, 2021
Odor dropped his bat and glared at Morales from home plate. Third base coach Phil Nevin screamed at Morales and was immediately ejected.
Phil Nevin for mayor
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) June 7, 2021
(via @TalkinYanks) pic.twitter.com/3Gxvke0qBm
Morales' strike zone continued to confound when he called a questionable ball four to open the 10th. This led to a second Yankees coach, Carlos Mendoza, getting run from the game.
Shortly after that exchange, Xander Bogaerts broke the tie with a two-run single, giving Boston a 6-4 lead.
Bogaerts puts the @RedSox back on top in the 10th. pic.twitter.com/TbtU6joLpv
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2021
New York went on to lose the game 6-5, getting swept by their longtime rivals in the process.











