ST. LOUIS – Torey Lovullo stunk of cheap beer, the target of a celebratory shower orchestrated by his coaching staff. Career victory No. 100 was under his belt. He obtained it while watching on the television from the nondescript visiting manager’s office at Busch Stadium.
In the early innings of Sunday’s 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, Lovullo left the dugout to argue a call and managed to upset the home plate umpire, earn himself an ejection, insult opposing catcher Yadier Molina and touch off a benches-clearing incident. It was as confusing a sequence to watch as it was to be in the middle of.