Overview
- Rushing, who had already snapped a bat over his knee, struck his helmet with a bat after a third strikeout during Thursday’s Dodgers–Giants game.
- He finished 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts as Los Angeles beat San Francisco 5-2 to even the four-game set.
- Broadcast shots showed some teammates stifling laughs, and starter Emmet Sheehan said he walked over to calm Rushing and tell him they still had work to do.
- Clips of the scene drew criticism online, adding to a month of flare-ups that included a lip-reading dustup with the Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee and a reported insult toward Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya.
- After a blistering start, Rushing has gone 7-for-39 across his last 14 games, and he remains a key backup to All-Star catcher Will Smith.