Chicago Cubs right-hander Ryan Tepera was suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount Thursday for throwing behind Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff during Tuesday's game.
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MLB determined that Tepera intentionally threw at him after Woodruff hit Cubs catcher Willson Contreras with a pitch earlier in the game. It was the seventh time Contreras has been hit by a Brewers pitch over the last two seasons.
Cubs manager David Ross was suspended one game for the incident and will serve his ban Friday against the Atlanta Braves. Mike Borzello - Chicago's associate pitching, catching, and strategy coach - was also suspended for one game, a source told ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
Tepera is appealing the suspension.
Contreras enacted his own revenge in the eighth inning when he hit an eventual game-winning, two-run home run.
