
Flat out, that shouldn’t happen.”Ĭolorado scored twice in the first inning when C.J. “But a guy yelling in your dugout? That shouldn’t happen. “It could be,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said when asked whether Harper’s reaction was the result of mounting frustration. Harper was initially restrained by Rockies catcher Elias Díaz, then Phillies third base coach Dusty Wathan prevented the two-time NL MVP from entering a group of players and coaches gathered near the first-base line. “I understand getting fired up for an inning and stuff like that, but once you make it about a team or make it about yourself and the other team, that’s when I’ve kind of got a problem with it.” Harper appeared to respond to Colorado reliever Jake Bird, who clapped a hand against his glove and said something toward the Philadelphia dugout after the last out of the top of the seventh. They also have the worst record in the National League and their lowest average attendance through 10 home games in 16 years.DENVER (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper was ejected for charging Colorado’s dugout, and Kyle Freeland dominated for six innings on his 30th birthday in the Rockies’ 4-0 win Sunday. At 6-16, their record through 22 games is the worst in club history. Meanwhile, the Rockies fell for the 10th time in 11 games and 16th in their last 20. But he’s also 1-for-10 in the Phillies series. He had three home runs in the previous eight games, including his first two at Coors Field as a member of the team. Given that Bryant missed 120 games last season due to back issues - which were apparently exacerbated by what Brendan Rodgers referred to as “jail beds” in the Rockies’ team hotel during their 2022 Philly trip - anything involving the back is cause for alarm.īryant entered Saturday in good power-hitting form. Nothing really to do with the back,” Black said. “There was a little bit of a sharp pain there.


Pain from an issue with the joint typically extends to the lower back and the pelvis. The SI joint - also known as the sacroiliac joint - connects two bones in the pelvis. “When he put his foot down and landed, there was a little bit of pain in his SI joint and his glute.”īud Black gives an update about Kris Bryant's injury. “He had some good swings, but his swing was compromised a little bit,” Black said during his post-game media briefing.
