Profar: Giants fans ‘the worst’

Fans in San Francisco threw at least one baseball and a beer bottle onto the field Friday in the direction of Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar, who called the crowd at Giants games ‘‘the worst in the league.’’

Play was delayed briefly after Profar got into an exchange with fans before the bottom of the third inning of the Padres’ 8-7 victory. He was warming up in left field and faked as though he was going to throw a ball into the stands, then turned and tossed it into the seats along the third-base line. Someone threw the ball back onto the field.

Another ball was thrown onto the field at the same time, prompting umpire Ted Barrett to walk over as Profar pointed into the stands.

‘‘I tried to throw it to a Padres fan,’’ Profar explained. ‘‘I think he missed it, and then some Giant fan caught it. When I turned around, he threw it back and almost hit me. Then I threw it back, and they started throwing more. [In the seventh inning], they threw a beer bottle.

‘‘You can talk whatever you want; you paid to watch the game. These guys are the worst in the league. They can talk, but as soon as you try to throw stuff, that’s different.’’

Orioles call up top prospect Rutschman

The Orioles called up catcher Adley Rutschman, the top-ranked prospect in the majors by MLB Pipeline, who had a .942 OPS in 19 minor-league games this season. Rutschman, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft, batted sixth in his major-league debut and went 1-for-3 with a triple in a 6-1 loss against the visiting Rays.

‘‘I’d say I’m about as excited as I can be right now,’’ Rutschman said before the game. ‘‘This is probably the coolest thing, coolest moment, that I’ve had so far.’’

Contreras’ brother powers Braves

William Contreras, the younger brother of Cubs catcher Willson, homered twice to fuel the Braves past the host Marlins 4-3. Contreras hit solo homers in the fifth and seventh innings for his second multihomer game of the season.