Phillies Manager Ryne Sandberg Got Very Ticked Off at Pitcher Ken Giles In the Dugout
By Mike Cardillo
Phillies reliever Ken Giles pitched an interesting, to say the least, eighth inning vs. the Pirates in Pittsburgh Friday Night. After retiring the first two batters he allowed an infield single to Josh Harrison. Giles threw the ball away, allowing Harrsion to reach second. He was then told to intentionally walked Pedro Alvarez with first base open. Giles loaded the bases bywalking Francisco Cervelli, which prompted a coaching visit to the mound. He escaped trouble by striking out Jordy Mercer, keeping the score 0-0.
After the punchout Giles make some sort of dismissive hand motion walking toward the dugout. The Phillies broadcasters suggest Giles was unhappy he was told to intentionally walk Alvarez.
Whatever he did, it set off Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg and pitching coach Bob McClure. (Unwritten rules — probably.) Giles barked back, too.
Sandberg said the situation would be handled “in-house.” Sandberg offered this thought via the ESPN report:
"Sandberg was asked if he liked when players showed emotion on the field. “I do like to have players with emotions,” he said. “There’s a time and a place and a situation to show that.”"
The Pirates won 1-0 in the 13th inning in a game that featured the teams combining for 30 runners left on base.
Earlier this week Boston manager John Farrell and Wade Miley exchanged words in the dugout.