Chris Iannetta took a pitch to the face Friday night after the Arizona catcher homered against the Pirates. It was the latest in a series of incidents between the two clubs:
Back in 2014, Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt was hit by Ernesto Frieri of the Pirates in August and missed the rest of the year with a broken hand. The next day, Pirates star Andrew McCutchen was drilled in the back with a fastball.
Last May, Arizona’s Jean Segura was hit in the face during a game in Pittsburgh, setting up another round of retaliation.
The mood in the Diamondbacks’ clubhouse was tempered by Iannetta’s injury.
“Even after a big win like that, we still kind of had that (bad) feeling in the clubhouse after the game,” said Brandon Drury, who homered. “We all hope he’s OK. I think he is. But it’s just not good anytime anybody gets hit in the face.”
Iannetta went to the hospital with a split lip. All sides agreed the pitch got away from the Pirates pitcher. Iannetta is such a poor hitter than a lucky home run does not deserve retaliation.
Both teams continue to be surprises, Arizona with their winning ways and the Pirates the only team in the NL Central not in contention.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2r3Fwfe
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