Fans throw ball, bottle at Padres OF

Fans in San Francisco threw at least one baseball and a beer bottle onto the field Friday night 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. He was warming up in left field and faked as if 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. At the same time, another ball was thrown onto the field, prompting umpire crew chief Ted Barrett to walk over as Profar pointed into the stands. After a few moments, Barrett retrieved one ball and Profar grabbed the other as fans booed before play resumed. “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.” In the seventh, an aluminum beer bottle ended up on the field as Profar tried to make a play. Profar tossed the bottle aside and gestured repeatedly toward the stands.