Walker Buehler, Alex Cora ejected in 3rd inning of Red Sox-Mets

An unseasonably cold Tuesday night at Fenway heated up in a hurry when Red Sox starter Walker Buehler and manager Alex Cora were ejected from with one out in the top of the third of what was ultimately a - Boston win Buehler was in the early stages of a no-hitter bid when he plunked Francisco Lindor to put the New York Mets leadoff man on first Lindor then successfully stole second while Buehler threw his second pitch to Juan Soto The mph cutter was clearly well within the strike zone but home-plate umpire Mike Estabrook ruled it a ball Within a span of barely seconds Buehler began arguing the call and walking toward home plate He shouted Buddy that s right down the middle It s right down the middle Estabrook called back Hey Get back on the mound It s right down the expletive middle Buehler screamed as catcher Carlos Narv ez ran over to hold him back Estabrook who d already removed his mask and begun striding toward the mound as well dramatically ejected the right-hander After being rung Buehler shouted Expletive you before stalking back to the dugout View this post on Instagram A post shared by SNY snytv Estabrook then had to contend with Cora who communicated him Wait for me wait for me as he hadn t even been out of the dugout before the umpire had tossed Buehler The conversation fleetly grew heated and crew chief Laz Diaz had to hold the Sox skipper back and lead him away from Estabrook When the mask comes off you re very confrontational assessed former Red Sox competitor and current broadcaster Lou Merloni When the mask comes off and you re aggressively coming at him it s very combative You re escalating it It was Buehler s second career ejection The first also came against the Mets on Aug back when the righty was with the Los Angeles Dodgers Cora has now been ejected times since his managerial career began on Opening Day It s his first ejection of the season Last was Sept Thus for the second night in a row bench coach Ramon V zquez stepped in to fill the manager s shoes He helmed Monday s series opener as Cora was at his daughter s college graduation