Papelbon ejected after gesture to crowd

After surrendering four runs and blowing the Phillies’ three-run lead in the ninth of Sunday’s 5-4 loss, Jonathan Papelbon kept his gaze on the fans above the Phillies’ dugout as he began to walk off the field. Midway through his trek from the mound to the dugout, he made a not-so-subtle gesture that sent an already fired-up Citizens Bank Park crowd into a frenzy.

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