Pham, White Sox announcer get heated in sweep to Brewers

Things got testy in the eighth inning of Sunday's game between the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.

White Sox outfielder Tommy Pham took exception to Brewers catcher William Contreras after getting thrown out at home plate.

"Third base coach sends you, you gotta go," Pham said postgame, per Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times. "I'm nailed out at home, by a mile. I'm going to the dugout, and I hear tough guy with all the hoorah shit. I'm never starting anything, but I'll be prepared to finish it. There's a reason why I do all kinds of fighting in the offseason, because I'm prepared to f--k somebody up."

White Sox television announcer John Schriffen swiftly defended Pham and the team after the incident.

"Nah, we ain't taking that from the Brewers," Schiffren said. "I don't care how many Ls we got this year, we ain't taking that."

Brewers manager Pat Murphy praised Pham's competitive nature postgame.

"I like Tommy Pham," Murphy said, according to MLB.com's Scott Merkin. "He's been criticized, I know, for a number of things, but he plays with intensity and competes hard. I don't know what happened."

The 6-3 loss was Chicago's 11th straight and dropped it to a league-worst 15-45 on the season.