Woodruff-Contreras Feud Escalates at Fenway

0:00On April 7, Brewers topped the Red Sox 8-6 Monday night at Fenway Park, but the real heat came in the third inning when started Brandon. Woodruff nicked Wilson Contreras with a high inside pitch. Contreras got called, hit by the pitch after review, even if it just grazed his hand and he fired right back at Woodruff while heading to first space. Words flew both ways, turning the mountains to a verbal showdown. This ain't new drama. Contreras' brother William catches for the Brewers, and these two sides got history. After reaching base, Contreras kept drawing, so Red Sox skipper Alex Cora had to step in and cool him down. Then on a force out at second, Contreras slid hard into shortstop David Hamilton, spiking his pants near the knee and drawing some real concern. Woodruff brushed it off post-game, saying he's dealt with Contreras' fire for nine years now, and it won't rattle his focus on the mound. Contreras, he sounded fed up, warning the next time he gets plunked, someone's eating a payback pitch. Brewers' manager

1:00Pat Murphy checked the tape and called the slide clean old school baseball, though it could have been nasty. Stats back the bad blood. Contreras has taken 131 pitches to the body in his career, with Milwaukee good for 24 of them. Way more than any other team. Fans in Milwaukee are already buzzing for the next Red Sox visit. Series rolls on tonight at Finway, so expect attention to simmer right through the final out. Milwaukee Brewers news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on and off the field. I'm Corey with the story.