J.T. Realmuto entered the record book Monday night, but the milestone was overshadowed by a benches-clearing incident against the Diamondbacks.
“No way where we trying to hit him and put one of the fastest guys in baseball on base,’’ Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “That’s not me. That’s not our club.’’
“It looked a lot worse on video than it actually was,’’ Realmuto said. “He wasn’t challenging me at all. He was backing his player. At one point, he was saying, 'I will do the same thing for you. If you’re on my team, I back you up. …' Lovullo was ejected, warnings were issued, and Lovullo could face a one-game suspension for confronting an opposing player.
“It definitely affected the rest of Strahm’s outing,’’ Realmuto said, “because you don’t want to hit anybody. You don’t want Strahm getting tossed, and getting suspended. So, he had to pitch a little differently.’’
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