Boston Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler was back on the mound for Tuesday night’s game against the New York Mets, but his outing did not last long.
Buehler threw a pitch to Juan Soto in the top of the third inning that was called a ball despite the broadcast showing that it was in the strike zone low and inside. Mets infielder Francisco Lindor stole second base on the play.
The Red Sox right-hander was unhappy with the call and began to bark at home plate umpire Mike Estabrook. The broadcast caught exactly what Buehler was saying – hardly anything complimentary.
"It’s right down the f---ing middle," Buehler said. "It’s right down the f---ing middle. … F--- you."
That was enough to get Buehler tossed from the game. Red Sox manager Alex Cora was right behind him as he was tossed out as well. Cora let Estabrook have it and made contact with first base umpire Laz Diaz, who was trying to keep the peace.
"I’m not going to talk about what he did or didn’t do. I don’t think it’s my place," Buhler said after the game. "For me, it kind of spiraled a little bit and I said some things that he thought I shouldn’t have said and whatnot. At the end of the day, putting our team in a position like that is the only thing I really regret about that situation."
It was Buehler’s second ejection of his career. He was making his first start since being activated off of the injured list.
Diaz, the crew chief, said Buehler was tossed for stepping off the mound to argue the call.
"He can say stuff from the mound. But once he comes off the mound, he’s leaving his position to argue balls and strikes," Diaz said. "Once anybody leaves their position to argue balls and strikes, that’s an immediate ejection."
Cora said he was surprised by the ejection of Buehler. He hoped Estabrook would have tossed him only instead.
"You can throw me out and we can keep the pitcher in the game but I guess he had enough. I don’t know why. At that point, well I’ve got to go, too," Cora said. "I thought yesterday was a good day for us without me so I decided to do it again."
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The Indianapolis 500 is the biggest single-day sporting event on the planet, and it's living up to that once again with the Greatest Spectacle in Racing's first full grandstand sellout in nearly a decade.
On Tuesday, IndyCar announced that all reserved seating tickets — meaning those in grandstands and suites — have been sold.
"As promised, the very best fans in sports have delivered in fitting fashion for the stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and every last reserved seat ticket has been sold," IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles said in a statement. "Approximately 350,000 people will experience the ultimate spectacle that is the Indy 500 in person as everyone turns their focus to the Racing Capital of the World on Sunday."
The last time tickets sold out like this was for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016.
If you're still hoping to snag a ticket, you can always check IMS Official Resale Marketplace, or you can pick up a ticket got Carb Day (Friday) or Legends Day (Saturday). There are also general admission tickets available for raceday.
IMS and IndyCar officials saw this one coming last week, and as such decided to lift the local blackout of the race, meaning fans in the Indianapolis area who didn't score a ticket can still watch the race.
The Indy 500 is always one of the most anticipated races, but there's a lot of buzz around the 109th Running because there are some wild storylines to be on the lookout for.
For instance, Team Penske's Josef Newgarden is looking to become the first driver to win three straight Indy 500s. However, he'll be starting from the 11th and final row of the grid alongside his teammate Will Power after both drivers' cars failed pre-qualifying inspection.
While that controversy, which involved the modification of the cars' attenuators, was happening, rookie Robert Shwartzman stormed through qualifying to take pole for Prema Racing in their Indy 500 debut.
It's going to be a good one, folks, so if you snagged a ticket, have yourself a time.
If not, be sure to watch the race Sunday at 12:30 pm ET on Fox with pre-race coverage starting at 10 am.
Natasha Howard’s first shot was blocked, and then she hit back-iron. Nia Coffey grabbed the rebound, and the Dream were able to waste the remainder of the clock.
Safe to say, fans were baffled by Clark not getting the final shot.
Indiana trailed, 44-42, at the half while Clark was on pace for a second triple-double in as many games this season. However, the Dream went on an 11-0 run, and it looked like all was over.
Trailing by 11 to start the fourth, Clark hit two deep 3-pointers and handed out a nifty behind-the-back assist to cut the deficit to four.
Indiana could not inch closer for several minutes but finally tied the game with just over a minute left. Aliyah Boston then went to the line with 21.7 seconds left and gave the Fever their first lead since they scored the first basket of the game.
However, Atlanta's Rhyne Howard hit two free throws, the game-tying and winning shots, with 9.7 seconds left.
Clark finished with 27 points and 11 assists. It was the 10th 20-point, 10-assist game for Clark in her young career, tying Courtney Vandersloot's WNBA record. Vandersloot has played in 430 games. Clark has played in just 42.
In two games, Clark is averaging 23.5 points and 10.5 assists.
