Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi on umpire Laz Diaz's 9th-inning call: 'I thought it was a strike' 0 17 20 Oct 2021 12:34 USATODAY (Sports Top Stories) Home plate umpire Laz Diaz did not ring up Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro on a close 1-2 pitch from Nathan Eovaldi of the Boston Red Sox.