Nick Castellanos said he knew Edwin Uceta was going to hit him with a pitch after imploding in the eighth inning, noting that the Rays reliever 'was just (ticked) off that he got hit around and his ERA shot through the roof.'
Uceta's pitch hit the Phillies slugger on the hip and caused both benches and bullpens to empty and the players to gather on the infield grass.
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," he said."That's like my 2-year-old throwing a fit because I took away his dessert before he was finished.
Harper briskly marched toward the mound shouting at the Rays' pitcher after it happened. He said he stopped himself from a physical altercation because Uceta never turned around to look at him.
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