The Angels lodged a formal protest of Friday night’s game against the White Sox.
The basis for the protest: In the first inning of the game, Paul Konerko hit a grounder to third with the bases loaded and no outs. Alberto Callaspo started what was to be a 5-2-3 double play. He went home with the throw to force out Alejandro De Aza at the plate, and then Chris Iannetta’s threw to first. The throw pulled Albert Pujols off the bag, however. Mike Scioscia argued, however, that Konerko’s running path was in the direct throwing lane of Iannetta, causing the throw to sail wide. Thus the protest.
Just a few minutes ago, Joe Torre said nope, protest denied. Which was expected because, really, when was the last time anything like that was upheld? I can’t remember one anyway.
The game now remains an 8-6 win for the Sox thanks to an Alex Rios walk-off homer in the 10th.
