Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman furiously slammed his glove onto the pitcher’s mound during the top of the eighth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Seconds later, he realized that there was no reason for his temper tantrum.
Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez almost connected on a three-run, go-ahead home run off of the southpaw, but his long fly ball fell just short of the wall, ending up at the beginning of the warning track.
Chapman — who’s been known to have a short fuse in the past — eventually retired the side after allowing one hit and one walk to go with two strikeouts in his one inning of work. The seven-time All-Star earned his 11th hold of the season, helping the Pirates earn a 1-0 home victory.
The 36-year-old Chapman has had a rough start to his first season in Pittsburgh, holding a 0-3 record with a 4.43 ERA and a career-worst 1.87 WHIP while allowing four home runs and a whopping 24 walks over 20 1/3 innings pitched. Chapman surrendered four home runs total in each of the last two seasons.
Hernandez is off to a hot start in his first year with Los Angeles, currently tied for third in the National League in home runs (12) and tied for seventh in RBI (38).