Braves' Julio Teheran Unsurprisingly Plunks Blue Jays' Jose Bautista One Night After Controversial Bat Flip

On Wednesday night, benches cleared during Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves after Jose Bautista clobbered a three-run dinger and subsequently executed a poorly-timed bat flip.

Jose Bautista just styled a solo HR that cut the Braves lead to 8-4.

God, the Blue Jays are such losers. pic.twitter.com/d2Hb9HkBc7

— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) May 18, 2017

 

Manin cual es tu problema @JoeyBats19?! 😭😭😂😭😭😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/7S7ySLGorH

— El Trigueño (@AceHudsonJr) May 18, 2017

Everyone expected the Braves to retaliate on Thursday night, and that’s indeed what happened.

In the first inning, Braves hurler Julio Teheran plunked Joey Bats in the thigh.

Warnings issued after Julio Teheran hits Jose Bautista. Tune in NOW to FOX Sports Southeast. #Braves pic.twitter.com/nOTwsbv08U

— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) May 18, 2017

Unfortunately for the Braves, the maneuver backfired, as Teheran went on to give up three runs in the inning.

The unwritten rules work against ATL. The struggling Teheran drills Bautista, who reaches base to start a 3-run rally. What’s the point?

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) May 19, 2017

Both benches were immediately warned.

PLUNKED: @BlueJays Jose Bautista gets hit by @Braves P Julio Teherán in first at-bat. Both benches issued warning. #MLB pic.twitter.com/9zYxYCK4JX

— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) May 18, 2017

As you probably remember, Bautista executed one of the most epic bat flips in MLB history during the 2015 playoffs against the Texas Rangers.

Bautista would be best served by saving his excitement for big games like that, as it’s somewhat understandable to see in an incredibly pivotal moment…