PHOENIX – Bruce Bochy came to take the baseball from his closer. Santiago Casilla punched it into the manager’s hand.
The bases were loaded Thursday night. So were tempers. And although the Giants preserved a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks when left-hander Javier Lopez got Jake Lamb to ground out, the visible and emotional exchange in the ninth inning was the kind that can lead to days of clubhouse fallout.
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Especially when the player in question doubles down in his postgame comments.
“I think I can pitch to the lefty,” said Casilla, through interpreter Erwin Higueros.