Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler has had a brutal week at the dish. Entering the day sporting a .190/.227/.238 slash line over his last five games, the 33-year-old veteran capped things off on Sunday with a spectacularly bad 0-for-4 with a strikeout showing against the Houston Astros.
The frustrations of Kinsler’s mini-slump appeared to boil over in the matinee game after home plate umpire Doug Eddings rung up teammate Jose Iglesias on a knee-high pitch in the seventh inning. The former Texas Ranger responded by giving Eddings a friendly recommendation in colorful fashion, receiving an ejection for his efforts.