Boston Red Sox player didn't like Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff hitting him. The Brewers won on Monday night.
When Willson Contreras plays the Milwaukee Brewers, no matter what MLB team he is on at the time, there's always going to be some drama. Especially when Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff is involved.
On Monday night, in the third inning of a Brewers 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, the MLB game almost broke out into its own version of WWE's Monday Night Raw.
Woodruff came high and inside with a pitch to Contreras, who was nicked by the pitch. Replays showed that Woodruff's pitch didn't hit Contreras flush in his hand. Yet a review of the incident indicated that Contreras was hit by the pitch.
As he started walking toward first base, Contreras started yelling at Woodruff. Woodruff also shared some choice words with Contreras, too. It's also worth noting that Willson's brother, William Contreras, plays for the Brewers.
“We’ve been through this – it’s, what, nine years for me? – it seems like every year,” Woodruff said after the game, according to Brewers beat reporter Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. “He’s trying to play a game and he’s trying to get his side fired up. Once I knew what was going on, I wasn’t going to let it affect me on the mound. I knew I had a job to do.”
Contreras, though, wasn't putting up with any nonsense from the Brewers at all. He made it clear what his intentions are going to be in the future when asked about the incident after Monday night's clash.
“They always say, ‘I’m not trying to hit you.’ That gets old,” Contreras said. “So next time they hit me again, I’m going to take one of them out. That’s the message.”
After Contreras reached first base, he was still barking at Woodruff. Red Sox manager Alex Cora came out of the dugout and went to calm him down.
When Contreras was out at second base on a force play, he went in pretty hard to Brewers shortstop David Hamilton. In fact, Contreras' spikes ripped Hamilton's pants near his knee.
“I’ll watch it on tape tonight. The umpire did say it was clean,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after the game. “It did cut Hamilton. It could have hurt him bad. But he didn’t slide past the base. It’s good old-fashioned baseball. I didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.”
If you're looking for some statistical history between Contreras and the Brewers, then take note: Contreras has been hit by 131 pitches in his career. The Brewers have 24 of them, 10 more than any other team.
Brewers fans probably can't wait for the next time the Red Sox visit American Family Field. They're getting their own choice words lined up to share with Contreras when he steps into the batter's box.
By the way, the series picks up on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.
Get your popcorn ready.
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