Marlins starter Pablo López was ejected after plunking Ronald Acuña Jr. with his first pitch, leading to the only run as the Atlanta Braves edged Miami 1-0 Friday night.
The Marlins have a history of hitting Acuña. Miami pitcher José Ureña was tossed after nailing the young Braves star with his first pitch in 2018 and López didn’t last any longer.
López was ejected for hitting Acuña in the back of the left arm and manager Don Mattingly soon was ejected, too, for arguing on his pitcher’s behalf. They stayed on the field for a couple of minutes after they were tossed to plead their case with umpires.