MLB Ejection 098 - Lance Barrett (1; Tim Beckham)

HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Rays 2B Tim Beckham (strike three call) in the top of the 4th inning of the Rays-Athletics game. With one out and none on, Beckham took a 0-2 slider from A's pitcher Daniel Gossett for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and above the midpoint (px -.127, pz 3.508 [sz_top 3.411 / MOE 3.494 / + 1.5" R = 3.536]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Rays were leading, 2-0. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Lance Barrett (94)'s first ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Lance Barrett now has -1 points in the UEFL Standings (-5 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = -1).
Crew Chief Bill Welke now has 6 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 6).

This is the 98th ejection report of 2017.
This is the 41st player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Beckham was 0-2 (2 SO) in the contest.
This is Tampa Bay's 5th ejection of 2017, 1st in the AL East (TB 5; NYY, TOR 4; BAL, BOS 3).
This is Tim Beckham's first career MLB ejection.
This is Lance Barrett's first ejection since August 7, 2016 (Mike Napoli; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics, 7/17/17 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: By breadth, Barrett bounces ball-believing baseman Beckham between bats (OAK)