Tampa Bay Rays reliever Edwin Uceta was ejected from Tuesday night\'s game against the Philadelphia Phillies after hitting Nick Castellanos with a pitch.
Uceta allowed a tie-breaking two-run double in the eighth inning to pinch-hitter Cal Stevenson, then proceeded to give up a Buddy Kennedy RBI single, a two-run Trea Turner homer and a Bryce Harper double before Castellanos came up to bat.
The pitch hit the Phillies slugger on the hip and caused both benches and bullpens to empty.
\"I had an overwhelming sense that I was about to get drilled,\" Castellanos said. \"We all just got a sense of what it was -- he was just [ticked] off that he got hit around and his ERA shot through the roof.\"
Uceta, who entered the game with a 0.79 ERA, said it was not a purpose pitch and claimed it was a changeup; MLB\'s StatCast said it was a 96 mph sinker.
\"You\'re frustrated and you\'re going to throw at somebody,\" Castellanos said. \"That\'s like my 2-year-old throwing a fit because I took away his dessert before he was finished.\"
Via ESPN