PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Rockies manager Clint Hurdle downplayed video that showed closer Manny Corpas pouring liquid on his body in the bullpen before pitching against Philadelphia in Game 1 of their NL playoff series.
Corpas was caught by TBS cameras on Wednesday taking a sip of a liquid out of a cup, then pouring some down the back of his neck and all over the front of his jersey. Corpas, who earned the save in Colorado’s 4-2 win, patted his chest and rubbed his fingers before throwing a pitch.
“I still haven’t looked at the tape so I still don’t know what happened,” Hurdle said Thursday before Game 2. “Until I get further direction from somebody else, I think we’ll handle it internally.”
Because the Rockies wear black road jerseys, any wet spots would have been difficult to detect. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he had nothing to say about Corpas’ actions.
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