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Searage ejection part of trying day at Wrigley
- Updated: May 14, 2016
CHICAGO — In the fourth inning of the Pirates’ 8-2 loss to the Cubs on Saturday, Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage went to the mound for a visit gone wrong.
Jason Heyward had led off the half-inning with a single, then real trouble began. Pirates starter Jeff Locke let Kris Bryant battle back from an 0-2 count, walking him on a close ball-four call. Locke didn’t like the call initially, but said after he looked at the pitch on video later, he agreed it was off the plate.
Anthony Rizzo followed the walk with an against-the-wind blast into the right-field seats to put the Cubs ahead.
Locke responded by walking Ben Zobrist on seven pitches, again with close calls. Searage came out to talk, and as home-plate umpire Brian Knight walked to the mound to break up the meeting after its designated time, the two exchanged words.
Like that, Searage was ejected.
“Obviously I can’t share those words, but that’s why we love Ray so much,” …
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