Michael Blazek knows it looks suspicious.
The Brewers reliever gives up a game-winning home run in the 10th inning Wednesday night in Chicago. On Friday, the club announces Blazek has been placed on the disabled list with a fractured hand.
He had to have punched something in frustration over the homer, right? Wrong, says Blazek.
"That's understandable. I can see why people would assume that," Blazek said Friday afternoon, sitting in the home clubhouse at Miller Park with a splint on his arm and hand.
"For me, I threw two pitches in a game and I was more of in a shocked state that the game was already over, and I didn't really get to throw too much, than upset.