Watch: Rick Porcello smashes dugout televisions in anger
Rick Porcello took out his frustration on two television screens in the Boston Red Sox’s dugout during Wednesday’s game.
In the top half of the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays, Porcello allowed a leadoff double and RBI single that staked the Rays to a 1-0 lead. After arriving back in the dugout, Porcello headed into the clubhouse and smashed two television screens on the way.
Rick Porcello needs to chill.pic.twitter.com/JBiZQ8u4ch
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) August 1, 2019
Porcello’s evening didn’t get much better from there. He gave up two home runs in the second inning and another one in the sixth. He surrendered nine hits and six runs over 5.2 innings, raising his season ERA to 5.74.
