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Did Jake Woodford hit Nick Castellanos on purpose: A VeRy SciEnTiFiC analysis (and Hunt and Peck)

During the Cardinals game on Saturday against the Reds a little scuffle broke out. The snafu, if you will, began after Reds third baseman Nick Castellanos scored on a wild pitch that turned into a play at the plate, and then flex and screamed in Cardinals pitcher Jake Woodford’s face. Castellanos was emotional because he felt that Woodford hit him on purpose. Jomboy has the breakdown:

So a few things. First of all, no one likes getting hit by a pitch. It hurts and is overall no fun. If I were a baseball player and I got hit by a pitch obviously on accident, I would probably be a little salty about it.