Rockies manager Walt Weiss said first base umpire Phil Cuzzi told him that he thought Boesch beat the throw.
The fans groaned when first base umpire Mark Carlson correctly called him safe.
Helton thought Boesch was out and began heading to the dugout, but first base umpire Phil Cuzzi ruled him safe.
Replays indicated first base umpire Eric Cooper got two calls wrong in the sixth inning, both of which went against Baltimore.
Lawrie made a low throw that first base umpire Chad Fairchild initially said Encarncion made a clean scoop and Francisco was out.
First baseman Todd Helton thought Boesch was out and began heading to the dugout, but first base umpire Phil Cuzzi ruled him safe.
A's manager Bob Melvin briefly let his objection to the call be known to first base umpire Chris Conroy, filling in for Tim McClelland, who was delayed.
He was ejected in the second inning by first base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt for arguing at plate umpire Greg Gibson from the dugout on a called third strike against Raul Ibanez, who had homered three times in the first two games of the series.
Boesch lined out to Fielder and the first baseman stepped on the bag before Wells got there, but the first-base umpire signaled he was safe before conferring with the home-plate umpire to fix his mistake.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland saw pitcher Armando Galarraga lose a perfect game after first-base umpire Jim Joyce missed a call in 2011, yet Leyland took his sweet time (21.8 seconds) walking over to Joyce after the play.
We forget that when deciding whether a batter checked his swing, the homeplate umpire will routinely ask for the alternative perspective from the first or third base umpire before calling a "swing and a miss" a strike.
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