ANAHEIM, Calif. — Aaron Boone learned a rules lesson about replay procedure during Friday’s 4-3 win over the Angels.
With Walker at the plate, Didi Gregorius at third and Giancarlo Stanton on second and one out in the sixth inning, Walker chased Calhoun to the wall with a fly ball the right-hander grabbed with a sensational catch with his body against the fence.
Boone was fixated on Gregorius scoring, which he did, and waited too long to challenge the umpires ruling that Stanton didn’t tag before moving to third. The run counted, but the Angels were out of the inning.
“They said [Stanton] didn’t tag and I was waiting for clarification that we scored the run. By the time I wanted to challenge it was too late,’’ Boone admitted. “Ultimately, that is a mistake on me because on a boundary play we don’t have to challenge the play at second. It’s a boundary play and that comes into play. I should have had them look at it regardless. I shouldn’t have to wait for anything.’’
Asked if having bench coach Josh Bard ejected in the fourth inning by plate umpire Alan Porter led Boone to running out of time to challenge, Boone didn’t think so.
“Our normal chain of how we do things was different, obviously, but we were still functioning well,’’ Boone said. “I don’t think that tripped us up that much.’’