Astros manager, hitting coach by ejected by home plate ump

By: The Associated Press Posted: 8:10 PM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 Last Modified: 8:44 PM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019

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ARLINGTON, Texas - Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and hitting coach Alex Cintron were been ejected after consecutive pitches at Texas.

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ARLINGTON, Texas - Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and hitting coach Alex Cintron were been ejected after consecutive pitches at Texas.

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ARLINGTON, Texas – Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and hitting coach Alex Cintron were been ejected after consecutive pitches at Texas.

Cintron and others on the bench apparently questioned a low strike called on Tyler White in the second inning Wednesday night. When plate umpire Ron Kulpa looked toward the dugout, Hinch came out. Nobody was initially ejected, but soon after the manager returned to the dugout and before the next pitch, Cintron was still chirping and was tossed.

One pitch later, after another called strike, Hinch was ejected and then came out of the dugout for a heated argument with Kulpa. Hinch was pulled away by bench coach Joe Espada, who took over as the acting manager.

Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch argues with umpire Jeanmar Gomez, right, during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Hinch was ejected during the argument. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

In the bottom of the first, the Astros and starter Gerrit Cole were upset with a 2-2 fastball to Joey Gallo that was called a ball. Gallo eventually drew a two-out walk, but didn’t score.