Alex Wood began the season 5-0 but has since suffered consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers and been hurt by the long ball in both outings. On Thursday, it was Justin Turner, DJ Peters and Max Muncy taking Wood deep in a 4-3 win at Dodger Stadium.
However, before Muncy provided the game-winning blast, he and Wood exchanged words in the first inning. The southpaw is a notoriously quick worker, and Muncy didn’t believe Wood was compliant with the home-plate umpire granting time between pitches.
“That’s one of the things that’s part of Woody’s game.