Rangers reliever Brock Burke breaks hand punching wall in frustration after rough outing
The Rangers placed Brock Burke on the 15-day IL Saturday with a fractured hand. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)
Texas Rangers reliever Brock Burke is heading to the injured list after breaking his non-throwing hand while punching a wall following a disappointing outing Friday.
Burke, a lefty, gave up four runs on three hits and registered two outs after 21 pitches during a 12-8 Rangers win over the Houston Astros.
The tough appearance didn’t sit well with Burke, who is in his fourth season with the Rangers. He ended up punching a wall “out of frustration” and was placed on the 15-day IL with a fractured hand.
Burke’s appearance was eventful before he ended up hurting himself.
After Burke struck out José Altuve, he nearly hit Yordan Álvarez on three consecutive pitches before actually plunking him on the fourth. Álvarez would stare Burke down before heading to first base.
Burke’s very next pitch went 409-feet to right field off the bat of Kyle Tucker for a two-run home run to cut the Texas lead to 12-5.
Burke would strike out Yainer Díaz and give up a double to Jon Singleton and then a Jeremy Peña single before being pulled.
Bochy said afterward that he will have a conversation with his reliever about controlling his emotions so they do not affect the team going forward.
