"I just watched the video. I didn't know what happened until I came in [to the umpire's room after the game] and apparently I somehow didn't count the second swinging [strike] because I said the count was 1 and 2 [after the third swing]. It was actually strike three."
"Had anybody caught it, we can always go and call replay and check the count. I've never done that before. I'm not happy about it. Just made a mistake."
"I asked him [for the count]. I asked him because I thought the first pitch was a strike and then I thought that he swung at the second."
During a game, umpire Mark Wegner mistakenly did not call a strikeout for Houston's Cam Smith after three swings and misses. The count was incorrectly stated as 1-2 instead of 0-3. This error allowed Smith to walk, leading to a run scoring and further advancing another runner. Wegner acknowledged the mistake, stating he was unaware of the count error until reviewing the video post-game. The incident highlights a lack of correction from players and officials during the at-bat.
Read at Boston.com
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