When Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph ducked out of the way of an Aaron Sanchez pitch that sailed near his head during his first at-bat Wednesday night, there wasn’t much thought that Sanchez did it intentionally.
In the Orioles’ 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays Wednesday, Sanchez was battling with his control all night. He walked seven batters in 5 1/3 innings.
And even though Joseph has played a role in the growing feud between the Orioles and Blue Jays -– Marcus Stroman threw at Joseph’s head last season after Jose Reyes accused him of stepping on his hand on a play at the plate -– the pitch became rather irrelevant, especially considering the events of the past 48 hours.