The Astros didn’t need any extra breaks Wednesday in their 6-1 win over the Red Sox, but they got one in the third inning with slugger Yordan Alvarez at the plate.
Alvarez, facing Rich Hill in a lefty vs. lefty battle, took a curveball for ball one and another curve for strike one. He fouled off a slider to make it 1-2, then he took a changeup that home plate umpire Jim Wolf called a strike.
That should have been strike three, but Wolf, Alvarez, and Hill all proceeded and let the at-bat continue with a 1-2 count.