All was downright peachy for Braves left-hander Alex Wood in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Then came the fifth inning.
That was his last inning, not because the Pirates knocked him out, but because he was ejected for complaining to home plate umpire Mark Carlson.
Wood allowed at least one baserunner in three of the first four innings, but emerged unscathed. But a walk to opposing pitcher Gerrit Cole in the fifth angered Wood, who then allowed three runs on four hits. As he walked off the mound, his words to Carlson got him tossed. He finished having thrown 86 pitches.
His poor fifth ended a stretch in which he had allowed just three runs in 26 innings. He will attempt to rebound Friday against the host Mets.