Arizona Diamondback and Arizona Padres: Just a Kick in the Stomach

After dropping the first two games of the series against the San Diego Padres the Diamondbacks were attempting to salvage the final game before heading back to Phoenix where they would face the New York Mets and the red-hot San Francisco Giants.

After staking themselves an early lead, the Diamondbacks watched as the Padres come back to tie the game and go ahead on a triple by San Diego shortstop Everth Cabrera. A mere 90 feet from scoring an all important insurance run, Cabrera got too far off the base.

A quick throw to Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds and Cabrera was tagged out. Both Reynolds and Cabrera became entangled. In the midst of this Cabrera attempted to extricate himself by kicking Reynolds in the stomach.

Reynolds took exception t...

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