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Thats some childish behavior. Nick Castellanos slammed Rays reliever Edwin Uceta for acting like a toddler after hitting him with a pitch following the Phillies breaking open the game against Uceta in Tuesdays 9-4 win. Uceta entered with the game tied 4-4 but allowed five runs two inherited to score and then hit Castellanos with a 96 mph sinker, leading to his ejection and the benches clearing. And I just told him that was bullst. Youre throwing a baseball over 90 miles an hour and youre frustrated and youre going to throw at somebody, you know? Castellanos said. Thats like my 2-year-old throwing a fit because I took away his de sert before he was finished. Nick Castellanos reacts to being hit. AP Explore More Things got out Michael Porter Jersey of hand Tuesday night when the Phillies gave Uceta an un-brotherly reception when he entered a tie game with runners on second and third with one out. Cal Stevenson greeted Uceta with a two-run double before Buddy Kennedy added an RBI single and Trea Turner capped the scoring with a two-run homer. Bryce Harper doubled after Turners homer and Uceta then hit Castellanos on his left hip with the next pitch, which the veteran outfielder expected. Nick Castellanos being plunked by Edwin Uceta. Eric Hartline-Imagn Images 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. Castellanos pointed toward Uceta before dropping his bat to extend his hands and question the pitcher while the benches promptly cleared. Uceta said he did not purposefully hit Castellanos, although he claimed he threw an off-speed pitch. MLB.com data labeled the pitch as a two-seam fastball. It was quite the situation, Uceta said through a translator. I was struggling a little bit, so I was just trying to locate my pitches, it was a change-up that kind of got away, obviously it hit him, and was not the intention I was trying to hit him on purpose. Edwin Uceta walks off the field after being ejected. AP Harper started running toward Uceta before being shielded by two Rays players, while Tampa catcher Logan Driscoll and home plate umpire John Libka kept Castellanos from charging Uceta. The two-time MVP made it clear he would not have blindsided the pitcher. He didnt turn around. I didnt want to be a loser and come up behind him, Harper said. If hes going to turn around, then alright, lets go. But he never turned around so I didnt want to be a loser. Bryce Harper was not pleased with the hit by pitch. AP Harper, however, had no problems ripping Uceta for his actions. Rays manager Kevin Cash said he would talk to Uceta and a bunch of young guys about the situation, . He hit him on purpose, Harper said. Its not the game that we play, man, it shouldnt be. Guys throw too hard nowadays. Youre getting mad because a guy hits a homer off you or you blow the lead, walk the guy, come out the game, what are you going to do? The situation, the whole thing, just really fired me up, really upset me, just not something that you should accept as Major League Baseball. The benches cleared at Citizens Bank Park. Getty Images Castellanos went 0-for-4 in the win, and the Phillies now lead the NL East by eight games over both the Mets and Braves with 17 games remaining in their season. The right fielder also confirmed he has indeed taken his sons de sert away before finishing. Of course, he said with a laugh. Otto Is only allowed so much ice cream and cake, man. Troy Daniels Jersey


