Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez got ejected while arguing on behalf of his shortstop in the top of the fifth inning of Sunday’s series finale with the Atlanta Braves in SunTrust Park, after Trea Turner K’d looking at a questionable called third strike from the Atlanta Braves’ starter, Mike Soroka, and got tossed by home plate ump Mike Estabrook.
“This has been a tough series. We’ve lost three against this club that we’re chasing, and the emotions were running high,” Chip Hale said, when he spoke with reporters after taking on the managerial duties when Martinez was tossed, “and every at bat is so important to these guys, on a personal level and a team level.