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John Farrell, in rare umpire critique, calls strike zone 'horrific' after Red Sox win

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BALTIMORE -- It started out with Red Sox manager John Farrell explaining a curious sequence in the seventh inning Friday night in which plate umpire Dana DeMuth called a ball on Red Sox reliever Alexi Ogando for going to his mouth, the umpire contended, while on the rubber, and throwing that ball out of play.