MILWAUKEE -- Cincinnati Reds manager Jerry Narron was
ejected by plate umpire Brian Runge in the bottom of the second
inning Friday night.
Ryan Freel argued with Runge after he was called out on strikes
to end the top half of the inning, but first base coach Billy
Hatcher got between Freel and Runge and pushed Freel toward the
dugout.
When Reds' starter Eric Milton appeared to not get a strike
called on a similar pitch to Tony Graffanino, Narron challenged
Runge and was tossed. Narron came out on the field and went
chest-to-chest with Runge before leaving.
It was Narron's fourth ejection of the season.