Nick Castellanos, David Bell ejected in 1st inning after called 3rd strike

PHILADELPHIA – It was a short afternoon for Nick Castellanos in Sunday's series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Castellanos disagreed with two called strikes on the outside corner. After the called third strike, he turned toward home-plate umpire Sean Barber to say a few words. Five seconds into their chat, Barber ejected Castellanos from the game.

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell ran out of the dugout when Castellanos turned to Barber, but he didn't reach him in time to prevent an ejection. After the ejection, Bell stood in front of Castellanos and argued with Barber as Castellanos turned to head back to the dugout.

Bell argued with Barber and crew chief Alan Porter for more than…