Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Trent Thornton was enraged after he was pulled from the mound during Wednesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill.
It was not a great outing, to say the least, for Thornton, who, after loading the bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, was replaced on the mound by Ryan Rolison.
Thornton started great, as he struck out Brewers outfielder Luis Lara in three pitches to finish the fourth inning before punching out former National League Most Valuable Player Christian Yelich to start the fifth frame.
It all went downhill from there for the 32-year-old Thornton, as he walked Joey Ortiz and allowed a single to Cooper Pratt, with the Cubs trailing 6-5.
The right-handed pitcher then surrendered a single to Jackson Chourio to load the bases, prompting Cubs manager Craig Counsell to get the ball from him.
Once he got to the dugout, Thornton angrily threw his gloves to the bench and shouted what sounded like a profane word out of sheer frustration.
You can watch his eruption here.
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The Cubs were able to wiggle out of the jam in the inning to keep it a one-run game, but Milwaukee ended up winning the contest, 9-5.
Thornton hasn’t been pitching well of late, having allowed six earned runs over his last three appearances, spanning three innings, so that might have also factored into his dugout outburst.
