For starters, I'm hoping the best for Trevor Lawrence after this hit.
Now, let's address it...
Lawrence starts to turtle up, but then takes two more chop steps before he slides. All of Azeez' momentum is moving towards Lawrence, and he sees the ball carrier seeking the first
I'd like to know why Jose Leclerc wasn't ejected for this.
Very first pitch after the Altuve homer, Leclerc had far better command yesterday than Abreu, and it's a slightly better spot to drill a guy than Adolis' spot in the 8th.
If we're ejecting on intent, this was intent.