Article: Street upsets home plate ump

OAKLAND -- Huston Street takes a hefty amount of adrenaline to the mound for the ninth inning, as do all major league closers.

In nailing down his ninth save of the season Sunday against the Texas Rangers, Street's competitiveness boiled over a bit when he got in a verbal confrontation with home plate umpire Jeff Nelson with two outs in the ninth and a runner on second base.

The scene quickly simmered down, but it's rare to see Street jawing with an umpire in any situation. The seeds were planted earlier in the inning after Street was called for a balk when Nelson ruled he went to his mouth while standing on the dirt of the pitcher's mound.

Then after Brandon Boggs doubled with two outs, ...

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