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Emotion gets best of Foltynewicz, Pierzynski
- Updated: July 22, 2016
DENVER — Mike Foltynewicz allowed his emotions to get the best of him during the decisive sixth inning and A.J. Pierzynski was ejected while Erick Aybar and manager Brian Snitker argued against an obstruction call levied against Aybar during Mauricio Cabrera’s ugly eighth inning.
Needless to say, the Braves were not happy about how things unraveled as they opened a four-game set at Coors Field with Thursday night’s 7-3 loss to the Rockies. Foltynewicz became visibly frustrated after surrendering Carlos Gonzalez’s mammoth three-run home run in the sixth inning and Pierzynski came unglued when he was ejected for what he claimed to be an innocent kick of a ball toward Colorado’s dugout.
“I guess it was just the heat of the moment,” Pierzynski said after the Braves lost for the fifth time in seven games since the All-Star break. “I don’t know. I didn’t even understand what had happened. We were trying to figure it out.”
With the Braves trailing 4-1 in the eighth inning, Cabrera issued a walk and hit a batter before a sacrifice bunt put runners at second and third base for Nick Hundley, who singled through the infield’s left side. Trevor Story scored uncontested and it …
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