Tensions are flaring between the Nationals, Padres and their followers.
Washington outfielder Jesse Winker seemingly went into the stands for a heated argument with a fan after the Padres’ 7-6 walk-off win in 10 innings Monday.
The bystander seemingly started chirping after the sport concluded, taking difficulty with an up-and-in pitch to outfielder Jurickson Profar with the bases loaded and two outs in a 6-5 recreation.
The fan known as an 0-2 97-mph fastball from reliever Hunter Harvey “low-cost” and “bush league,” though it’s clear that Harvey wouldn’t throw at Profar at with the tying run 90 toes from residence plate.
Profar finally received the seven-pitch at-bat by lacing a game-winning ground-rule double.
Winkler, standing in a stroll space to the left of residence plate on the sphere stage, engaged with the Padres fan, though the outfielders’ feedback are inaudible in two social media movies of the interplay.
He finally left the realm and walked towards the customer’s dugout.
Each the Padres and Nationals are battling for place within the crowded NL wild-card race, which incorporates the red-hot Mets, offering further stakes to Monday’s recreation.
It appears the tipping level for Monday’s stress started when the Nationals deliberately walked Luis Arraez to face Profar, which he mentioned in a postgame interview made him really feel “just a little disrespected.”
Profar later celebrated his walk-off hit along with his teammates but additionally stared into the Nationals dugout, maybe as a result of stroll that gave him the possibility to play.
Tv announcers talked about on the published that Profar didn’t have fun along with his teammates.
“The Nationals’ dugout is just not thrilled with the way in which that Jurickson Profar celebrated that walk-off hit. He went proper towards the Nationals dugout and began screaming at them, and Ildemaro Vargas, Jesse Winker, Keibert Ruiz stood on the [infield] warning monitor because the Padres have been celebrating that walk-off,” one of many Nationals announcers mentioned whereas Washington exited the dugout to the clubhouse.
“Jurickson Profar not celebrating by taking a look at his teammates, as an alternative screaming on the Nationals dugout for the intentional stroll that loaded the bases, difficult him in that second. So, some drama.”
The Padres face the Nationals once more in San Diego on Tuesday night time at 9:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
It’s attainable the late-game antics might result in some extra fireworks.
