Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta took exception to Vlad Guerrero Jr. on Wednesday when the Blue Jays star suggested Pivetta hit a Blue Jays batter on purpose.
In the bottom of the third inning with two out, Pivetta caught Alejandro Kirk on the elbow with a pitch. Pivetta immediately spun around and said something to himself in frustration.
Then things got testy. Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoya came out to ask the umpire about the play, and Vlad Guerrero Jr. appeared to suggest Pivetta hit Kirk on purpose. Pivetta fired back at Guerrero.
“Nobody’s trying to do anything.