Woody Williams, a former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, has been called up to replace Milwaukee Brewers coach pat murphy.

Woody Williams, a former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, has been called up to replace Milwaukee Brewers coach pat murphy.

Before Tuesday, August 20, 2024’s Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals baseball game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, former pitcher Woody Williams and Milwaukee Brewers coach Jason Lane share a laugh. Bill Greenblatt/UPI photo

Following what appeared to be an argument between Milwaukee Brewers first-base coach Quintin Berry and Boston Red Sox reliever Chris Martin, the seats at Fenway Park deserted on Sunday. In the seventh, Christian Yelich grounded out to finish the inning, and Martin raced over to cover first. Berry seemed to say something to Martin as he made his way to his own dugout. Players flooded out of the bullpens and dugouts, and Martin turned back just in time to be obstructed by first-base umpire Ryan Additon. Both teams left the field without exchanging blows. Nothing was ejected.

“After the Red Sox won 2-1, I believe their pitcher displayed some emotion, and our people believed it was aimed at them,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy stated. “I’m not sure if it was or wasn’t real. I will not conjecture as to what the child may have been doing. However, if you say something while looking at someone, it could be taken as a direct attack.”

Martin expressed his displeasure with the Brewers’ frequent attempts to bunt.

“I probably said some things under my breath,” he claimed. That seems to be aimed toward that particular inning. I’ll leave it to you all to figure out what those items were. Momentum heat. Twice, they bunted. As you can see, they gathered there at the conclusion of the match. It wasn’t to my liking. It’s part of the game, I know. I informed them. Swing the bat in this league.”

On Wednesday night, Chicago defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0 thanks to a no-hitter pitched by Shota Imanaga and two Cubs relievers combined.

After spending eight seasons pitching in Japan, Imanaga (12-3) is a 31-year-old left-hander who is in his debut season with the Cubs. In seven innings, he struck out and walked two. Of his 95 pitches, 66 were for strikes. It took him twenty-five pitches to complete the second inning. His season high came on June 15 versus St. Louis with 103 pitches. It is the eighth inning and Imanaga is still without an out.

Imanaga signed a four-year, $53 million contract in January. The Central League team in Japan, the Yokohama BayStars, received a $9,825,000 posting fee from Chicago.