Boston– red Sox first baseman wilson contreras there was a warning for milwaukee brewers His hand was injured by a pitch from a right-handed batsman on Monday night. Brandon Woodruff.
“He always says, ‘I’m not trying to kill you,'” Contreras said after the Brewers defeated the struggling Red Sox. 8-6 At Fenway Park. “That’s old. So, the next time they hit me again, I’ll take one of them out. That’s a message.”
Contreras has been hit by a pitch 131 times in his major league career, including 24 times by the Brewers – which is 10 more than any other team has hit him. He has a rocky history with Woodruff, who has defeated Contreras six times.
After the latest, Contreras yelled at Woodruff from first base. Then, on a force play, Contreras slid to second with a blast to the shortstop. david hamiltonHis cleat was sticking into his left knee and his pants were tearing.
“I mean, we’ve been through it. It’s been like nine years for me. It feels like every year,” Woodruff said. “He’s trying to play a game and he’s trying to cheer on his team, which is OK. Once I figure out what’s going on, I won’t let it affect me.”
Before being traded to the Red Sox in the offseason, Contreras spent his first 10 big league seasons in the NL Central where he played a lot against Milwaukee, first with chicago cubs and then St. Louis Cardinals.
“I mean, we’ve seen that play for the last 10 years,” Brewers gushed. Christian Yelich Said. “This is nothing new.”
Contreras was hit by a fastball on his left hand Monday night, which grazed his fingers. Brewers manager Pat Murphy challenged the call, which was upheld after replay review.
“I thought it wasn’t a hit by a pitch,” Murphy said. “So we challenged it. These are really hard to reverse.”
Contreras’ younger brother, WilliamWas Milwaukee’s catcher on Monday night.
Did he try to calm his older brother down when he first moved in with him?
“I tried,” he said. “That’s how he plays.”
Willson Contreras hit a solo homer in the ninth inning and reached base five times. He tossed his bat not only after the homer, but also in his first inning.
From behind the plate, his younger brother challenged Willson Contreras for a 2-0 pitch that was ruled a ball. The call was confirmed by ABS.
“I was going to check if it was my trouble at the plate,” William Contreras said through an interpreter. “I saw it a little closer than it was.”
The teams have two games left in the three-match series.
Boston is 2-8 on the year, tied for the worst 10-game start to a season in franchise history.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
