Rays Kiermaier Calls Hit-By-Pitch a Weak

Emotions are high during hotly contested September baseball games, and in between the Blue Jays and Rays, things boiled over.Blue Jays lefty Ryan Minnesota Vikings Polos Borucki was ejected in the eighth inning after drilling Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier in the back with a fastball, prompting benches to clear.Both Kiermaier and Rays manager Kevin Cash said they felt Borucki's actions were intentional. Kiermaier called the hit-by-pitch a "weak move," , while Borucki claimed it was an accident. "I mi sed arm-side," Borucki said. "I mi s arm-side a Adam Thielen T Shirts lot; I pitch inside all the time."Scroll to ContinueThis fiasco comes after Monday's events, where Kiermaier picked up a scouting card that fell off the wristband of Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk and handed it to a Tampa Bay coach.After Tuesday's game, Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo called the incident " Lewis Cine Jersey agua under the bridge," and appeared to squash the beef. Yet tempers flared on Wednesday, resulting in the ejection of Borucki and Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker, who got the hook after arguing with umpire Joe West."What tells you about everything was Pete's reaction," Montoyo said. "Because we didn't want to Nick Vigil Jersey use another pitcher. That's why Pete was so upset."The season series between these two teams is over, though it's po sible Toronto and Tampa meet again in the ALDS. Should the Blue Jays get that far, expect some extra fire from their opponents. "I hope we play those guys, Jack Del Rio Jersey I really do." Kiermaier said, according to S . "The motivation is there, that's all that needs to be said."

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