Cubs Pitcher throws behind Brewers Pitcher, a breakdown
What Happened
The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are meeting for the second series of the season and tensions are already high between the two National League Central rivals. In the latest matchup, Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is hit by a pitch from Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff, raising the animosity between the teams. Contreras takes his base after being hit and the umpire confirms the pitch struck Contreras on the knuckle of his pinky finger. Cubs manager David Ross checks on Contreras, who shakes out his hand and appears to be okay. A couple innings later, Woodruff steps up to the plate and Cubs pitcher Keegan Thompson throws behind his legs in apparent retaliation. "That's f***ed up," Woodruff exclaims, as the umpire tries to calm the situation. The crowd grows restless, but Woodruff decides to simply step back in the batter's box and take his at-bat. Contreras then approaches Woodruff and the two have a brief conversation, with Contreras seemingly diffusing the tension with a pat on the back. The umpire issues warnings to both teams and Thompson proceeds to strike Woodruff out with a sharp slider. Later in the game, Contreras comes to the plate and delivers the game-deciding blow - a two-run home run that gives the Cubs the lead. Contreras punctuates the moment with an emphatic bat flip, escalating the rivalry between the two teams. This series between the Cubs and Brewers has been a heated one so far, with the teams trading plunked batters and retaliation pitches. The bad blood between these NL Central foes is palpable and fans can expect the animosity to continue as the season progresses. With the Cubs now holding a late lead thanks to Willson Contreras' heroics, the stage is set for another intense chapter in this burgeoning rivalry.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe brewers and the cubs were up to some
shenanigans again
series number two on the season between
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so contreras i made a video like last
week about how many times the brewers
have hit contreras they hit him twice
in the last series and now woodruff gets
them on the hands swinging there
i think it's pretty clear that's not
intentional but again
just annoying that contreras gets hit
this often seems he's pretty happy to
take his base here
the brewers are like hey well did he
swing because it looked like he might
have went
umpire says no he did not slo-mo replay
right
on that pinky finger the knuckle
of the pinky finger can't feel good bam
everyone in the crowd reacts accordingly
he falls down david ross goes to check
on him says nah screw that he's okay i'm
gonna head right back
he makes sure his pinky finger still
works and it does
now the pitcher that just hit contreras
woodruff
he comes to the plate later in the game
a couple innings later
and this pitcher goes right behind his
legs immediately and woodruff does not
like that
that's [ __ ] up that's [ __ ] up
now the umpire tries to calm down that's
[ __ ] up that's [ __ ] up
that's [ __ ] up umpire's trying to calm
down this almost uh weirds me out like
the umpire's consoling him
which seems not normal or correct like
you're not
friends i don't know i don't know why
that's [ __ ]
no no no go right back get the [ __ ] back
rizzo's like oh oh okay i'll get back
then
and now the crowd's getting antsy but he
says no i'll just hit he stares at the
pitcher a little bit pitcher avoids eye
contact just kind of looks off into the
dist and says dude
they told me to hit you contreras the
one that this is all about
he walks over and they have a little
chat and contreras says
something something something pat on the
butt so he seems cool
umpire comes out says warnings warnings
are out
warnings are out pitcher okay i didn't
want to do it i threw it behind him
then he's just gonna get the pitcher out
that's a nice pitch on the black
and then he goes 88 slider or whatever
the hell that is to strike him out
later in the game contreras comes up and
he hits a two-run homer to give the cubs
the lead and just goes
bat flip city right in their face this
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