Giants' Matt Chapman, Casey Schmitt on good terms after fiery remarks
See Matt Chapman curse out teammate Casey Schmitt after error. What was said after the game?
Things are already getting fiery for San Francisco Giants' brass, but cooler heads have prevailed, as expected. It's sports, god forbid guys have a little competitive edge. Cameras caught Giants third baseman Matt Chapman cursing out first baseman Casey Schmitt in their 7-1 loss against the San Diego Padres on April 1.
Schmitt, who is a natural third baseman, missed a ball thrown from Chapman off his glove, causing an error in the bottom of the fifth inning as San Francisco trailed 1-0. It was the second instance of the game. Chapman appeared to have yelled at Schmitt after one of the game's errors.
Schmitt missed a couple of catches, which turned into unearned runs. Chapman particularly had it after bases were loaded with two outs in the fifth as Xander Bogaerts took the plate for the Padres. Prior to the error, it would have been a Bogaerts single out and on to the next inning, but instead Bogaerts was safe at first as Gavin Sheets ran in a score.
More MLB: Giants defeat Padres for Tony Vitello's first win as manager Chapman says 'it's baseball' However, bygones are bygones. The two chopped it up and it's on to the next game. "We weren't able to get the job done and it cost us some runs unfortunately," Chapman told reporters after the game.