Nick Castellanos had a right to be upset after his at-bat in the fourth inning of Game 6 of the World Series on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
Castellanos was batting with a full count in the top of the fourth against Astros starter Framber Valdez. The Philadelphia Phillies outfielder was battling during a tough at-bat and had fouled off six pitches.
Valdez then threw Castellanos a pitch low and in that umpire Lance Barksdale called a strike. Castellanos couldn’t believe it and immediately was upset.
“No f—ing way that’s a strike!” Castellanos could be seen saying.
Nick Castellanos had some words for the home plate umpire after this called strike 3. pic.twitter.com/QnKnOjhDBy
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He was right.
That was the second notable call that Barksdale had missed in the game. The strikeout helped Valdez achieve another 1-2-3 inning and kept the pitcher’s duel going.
