Braves' Spencer Strider has heated conversation with coach as he's removed from NLDS Game 1

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Atlanta Braves starter Spencer Strider didn’t want to leave his Game 1 start in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Strider was removed from the game as the Braves trailed the Phillies 2-0. Philadelphia would get one more run and win the game 3-0. Strider, one of the favorites for the National League Cy Young Award, was seen in the dugout having an animated conversation with pitching coach Rick Kranitz before his removal. He had eight strikeouts in seven innings and only threw 94 pitches.

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Spencer Strider of the Braves during the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Truist Park on Oct. 7, 2023, in Atlanta. (Elsa/Getty Images)

The star pitcher explained the heated moment after the game.

"I was just having a personal conversation with him," Strider said, via the New York Post. "Unfortunately for me, sometimes my conversations are on camera, and I’m guilty of showing emotion when I speak at times.

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"So yeah, I mean, just having a conversation with Kranny. Some of it wasn’t even about baseball."

Braves manager Brian Snitker said Strider wanted to stay in the game and downplayed the emotional moment.

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Philadelphia first baseman Bryce Harper during the first playoff game against the Braves on Oct. 7, 2023, at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"He told me he wanted to stay – he does every time I go through it," Snitker explained. "'How many starts did