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Some Red Sox Fans Cry Foul On Seemingly Fair Catch
Was this pivotal Astros catch against the wall indeed a catch? You make the call.
It was certainly some kind of catch. Or was it?
Social media was aflutter after Houston Astros left fielder Tony Kemp's stellar leaping catch robbing Boston's Steve Pearce of a one- or two-run double in the third inning of Tuesday's ALCS Game 3. Kemp, all 5 feet 6 inches of him, stretched out to make the snag before smashing hard against the left-field wall.
The catch ended Boston's scoring threat and kept it a 2-1 Red Sox lead.
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But internet sleuths - likely ones from the Northeast - questioned the veracity of the catch, which was challenged by the Red Sox and immediately affirmed by the replay center in New York. Some thought the ball hit off the wall right before settling into Kemp's glove.
What do you think? Catch or no? Check it out below.
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.@tonykemp’s got ups. #ALCS pic.twitter.com/fW9IplioSJ
— MLB (@MLB) October 16, 2018
One reason I think the #RedSox challenged Tony Kemp's incredible catch at the wall wasn't how it LOOKED. It was how it SOUNDED. The audio on the play clearly sounded as though the ball hit the wall first. But there was no shot on the replay that confirmed that.
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) October 16, 2018
Pearce, for what it's worth, got his revenge on a mammoth sixth-inning home run to give Boston a 3-2 lead.
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