Reds walk 6 times in an inning and Goodwin gets ejected, a breakdown
What Happened
The Cincinnati Reds are facing off against the Chicago White Sox in an intense matchup. In the bottom of the inning, Reds outfielder Jesse Winker steps up to the plate and lofts a soft fly ball for a base hit. Next, Reds outfielder Brian Goodwin strides to the plate and takes a few swings, ultimately discarding his bat in frustration after grounding out. Freddy Galvis of the Reds then hits a routine fielder's choice, but a run still manages to score. An intentional walk follows, loading the bases for the Reds. Catcher Tyler Stephenson then draws a free pass, continuing the parade of walks. Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez approaches the plate and displays some unique batting motions, eventually earning another walk for Cincinnati. The next Reds batter also earns a free pass, further extending the team's rally. Winker then steps back up and is hit by a pitch, though the umpire initially appears unsure if it actually grazed Winker's hand. With the bases still loaded, Goodwin comes to bat again. The umpire calls a borderline strike on Goodwin's first pitch, prompting the outfielder to dispute the call. "That's not a strike, it was low," Goodwin argues. The next pitch is indeed low and Goodwin draws a walk to force in another run. However, Goodwin continues to argue the previous strike call and the umpire promptly ejects him from the game. "You're gone!" the umpire yells, tossing the ball to the pitcher's mound. Goodwin departs, but not before jokingly complimenting the umpire's appearance. Reds manager David Bell then comes out to discuss the ejection with the umpire. "You kind of look like Rob Cordry the actor, but you're also a jerk," Bell seems to say, though the specifics of the conversation are unclear. The umpire had acted quickly and decisively in tossing Goodwin, despite the player's relatively mild protest. The eventful inning showcases the Reds' patience at the plate, as they draw multiple walks to score runs. However, the ejection of Goodwin adds some extra drama and controversy to the proceedings.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe're going to the reds white sox game
there was an ejection at the end of this
inning but first we've got a walk
convention winker with the bat disposal
a little forward little ploop and then
goodwin with the swing
and toss next up freddie galvez
he's gonna go with a little drop little
toss nothing fancy there
then we got some boring fielders choices
and
and you know in field outs but run
scored an intentional walk okay back to
the walks
vato is going to go right hand to left
hand back to right hand discarded behind
him
suarez okay what do you got for us goes
to one hand to the other hand a little
pause pivot and just
drop straight then a bass hit
we get a break from the walks then
winker he does
hit by pitch did he get hit did he
actually get hit
did it graze his knuckle there i don't
know
i mean i just we're doing a walk thing
not a fake hit by pitch thing
now goodwin is up for the second time
bases loaded two outs
pitch number one strike in the zone no
argument
that pitch strike goodwin says come on
that's not a strike
no no bro he says it's low
it wasn't a strike he steps into the box
and he says okay we're still talking
about it it wasn't a strike it was low
here's the pitch yeah
probably low probably low but it is a
walk fest and like come on we gotta move
things along
then he strikes out you can kind of hear
him say this
very light can't even see that dog in
the umpire oh you're gone
throws the ball to home play for the
pitcher's mound and then
tosses him out what a move by asking
boom
boom boom
boom boom boom awesome and you're
wondering
how could have that top how good was
that toss well
he's a pros pros perfect right on to the
bump
waiting for the next pitcher goodwin
comes over and says
hey you're such a nice guy
and your head you know if you had hair
it looked good
but you know just come on about it and
then bell comes out and and he talks and
says you know you kind of look like rob
cordroy the actor but you're kind of
also a jerk
i don't know what they said i it
probably wasn't worth it at all this
some
kind of blows he throws people out so
quickly threw him out so quickly goodwin
barely said anything
and then you know he also cool dance
move though