BOSTON -- The Minnesota Twins lost a triple play -- and their manager -- after umpires changed a call during Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox.
When Jason Varitek's sinking liner dropped in front of sliding center fielder Denard Span, the umpires originally ruled that he made the catch. Span threw to second to double off Sean Casey, then second baseman Alexi Casilla threw to third to get Mike Lowell, who had already crossed the plate.
While the umpires conferred, official scorer Mike Petraglia announced that the play was an 8-4-5 triple play, "for now." The call was reversed -- correctly, replays confirmed -- and irate Twins manager Ron Gardenhire came out of the dugout for an argument that led to a quick ejection.
Casey stayed at third and Varitek was credited with an RBI single that gave Boston an 8-5 lead.
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