The Philadelphia Phillies lived up to their “Fightin’ Phils” mantra on Tuesday night when their teammate was hit by a pitch in the middle of a key inning.
Both benches were cleared in the eighth inning after Nick Castellanos was hit by a pitch from Tampa Bay pitcher Edwin Uceta. Uceta was subsequently ejected from the game.
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Uceta had just allowed a home run to Trea Turner after allowing a double to Bryce Harper in the next at-bat before scoring Castellanos. Castellanos then pointed at the pitcher as the umpire came between them.
The situation escalated when Harper began yelling at Uceta from second base. Both benches and bullpens cleared, and after calm had quickly returned, the umpires conferred and decided to eject Uceta.
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The Phillies won the game 9-4 and improved their record to 87-58, the best in the MLB.
Nick Castellanos, No. 8, of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a solo home run in the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks during Game One of the Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 16, 2023 in Philadelphia. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
The Rays, meanwhile, fell to 71-74 and are expected to miss the postseason for the first time since 2018.
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Philadelphia and Tampa Bay will finish their three-game series at 6:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday. A sweep is still possible for the Phillies, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games.
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