Giants pitcher Carlos Rodón had his frustrations with a lackluster start boil over in the fifth inning of a 7–3 loss to the Diamondbacks Tuesday when he kicked a bat in the dugout that hit shortstop Thairo Estrada in the knee.
When he came off the mound and into the dugout after having given up five runs in the first five innings, Rodón immediately kicked at a bat on the ground. Estrada was walking from the other direction and didn’t have time to fully protect himself from the sudden projectile.
The bat appeared to strike the San Francisco shortstop in the knee, causing him to react by dropping to the ground before eventually getting back up with a grimace.