LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner has been ejected four times in his career and umpire Chad Fairchild has tossed Turner twice, including Friday night in the Dodgers¡¯ 4-2 win over the Rockies.

Turner led off the fourth inning, grounding out on an 0-2 pitch, with the second strike appearing to Turner to be down and away. Cody Bellinger followed Turner by homering to center field. The next batter was Max Muncy, who took a called strike that was on the inside corner or just off it.

¡°A lot of guys in the dugout were saying, ¡®Come on, let¡¯s go, keep them on the plate,¡¯ and that¡¯s when he ripped his mask off and said, ¡®That¡¯s enough,¡¯¡± said Turner. ¡°I waved at him, said ¡®Hi,' and he threw me out of the game.¡±

Turner remembered that Fairchild had ejected him in 2017.

¡°I asked him about a pitch during my at-bat that same inning. I said, ¡®Chad, where¡¯d you have that?¡¯ He kind of snapped at me, ¡®It¡¯s a strike or I wouldn¡¯t have called it.¡¯ I didn¡¯t say anything else, grounded out and came off the field. Didn¡¯t know if he was having a bad day, or a few bad days. I don¡¯t think the last ejection was warranted, either.¡±

Turner said he has ¡°great relationships¡± with ¡°99.9 percent¡± of umpires.

¡°Not really sure what the issue is there, but he¡¯ll be at third base tomorrow and I¡¯m sure there will be a conversation about it," said Turner.

Added manager Dave Roberts: ¡°To lose a player like Justin is tough, especially that early. Umpires doing the best they can.¡±