So, all that huffing and puffing Albert Pujols was doing in the fourth inning wasn’t directed at Yu Darvish after an up-and-in heater. Pujols had the red rear for Chi Chi Gonzalez.
Yeah, that Gonzalez. The injured one on the Texas Rangers’ bench. The one who is trying to avoid Tommy John surgery. The one with 17 career big-league games.
According to what Pujols told reporters after the game, Gonzalez was chirping and bowing up from the Rangers’ bench after Pujols showed some emotion after dodging the pitch. He explained that he wasn’t mad at Darvish because he knew Darvish wasn’t trying to hit him.