Cincinnati Reds pitcher rips 'f—ing fata–' umpire for getting in defender's way on ground ball

Things are conscionable continuing to spell from bad to worse for nan Cincinnati Reds.

After starting nan play pinch a 20-12 record, they are conscionable 25-43 successful their past 68 games, and they were handed an 8-0 nonaccomplishment to nan Seattle Mariners connected Monday night.

But nan Reds suffered an absolute facepalm infinitesimal successful nan bottommost of nan seventh inning, which had already gone awry acknowledgment to Cal Raleigh's expansive slam.

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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Caleb Ferguson stands connected nan mound aft giving up a expansive slam to Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh during nan seventh inning astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle, Washington. (Joe Nicholson/Imagn Images)

However, nan Reds didn't get overmuch thief afterward. Mariners outfielder Victor Robles deed a grounder to short, and 2nd baseman Edwin Arroyo tried to make a play. However, he recovered umpire Bill Miller successful his way, and nan shot squeaked into nan outfield while besides getting past shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

Relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson was not happy, shouting obscenities astatine nan umpire and ripping him for his appearance.

"F—ing fata–! Out of nan measurement motherf—er," Ferguson, who had conscionable allowed nan Raleigh expansive slam, appeared to outcry astatine Miller.

MLB location sheet umpire Bill Miller useful nan first inning of a crippled betwixt nan Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies astatine Coors Field successful Denver, Colorado. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)

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Seattle past had runners connected nan corners, but nan Reds stopped nan bleeding.

Reds head Terry Francona ordered Ferguson to intentionally locomotion Dominic Canzone to load nan bases and look Raleigh, but nan determination wholly backfired.

The slumping catcher, who vanished successful 2nd spot successful past year's AL Most Valuable Player voting pinch his 60-homer season, is hitting conscionable .163 this season, but he pounced connected nan first transportation and turned connected a hanging breaking ball, sending it 408 feet into nan left-field bleachers to break nan crippled open. It was conscionable his 10th location tally of nan season.

"I cognize what Raleigh’s hitting and, he still worries me," nan seasoned skipper said pinch a laugh. "But, I thought that was our champion chance to person them not score. We could play nan infield double-play depth. And, nan worst imaginable result happened."

Bill Miller caught nan wrath of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Caleb Ferguson. (Parker S. Freedman, Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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Seattle jumped into nan AL West lead pinch nan victory, which besides brought them to 51-50 connected nan season. They are trying to find akin occurrence aft reaching Game 7 of past year's American League Championship Series.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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