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

Things are conscionable continuing to spell from atrocious to worse for the Cincinnati Reds.

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

But the Reds suffered an implicit facepalm infinitesimal successful the bottommost of the 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 the mound aft giving up a expansive slam to Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh during the seventh inning astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle, Washington. (Joe Nicholson/Imagn Images)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Seattle jumped into the AL West pb with the victory, which besides brought them to 51-50 connected the 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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