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Strickland had just blown a save chance against
the visiting Miami Marlins when he pounded a door at AT&T Park.
He allowed three runs in the ninth inning and took the loss as
the Giants fell 5-4.
He underwent surgery Tuesday to put two pins in his hand, and he
is expected to miss six to eight weeks.
"Obviously, this is on me, and if I could go back and take it
back, I would, 100 percent," Strickland said. "This is something
I will always regret. But I don't have time to sit here and feel
sorry for myself, because I'm the one that created this
problem."
The incident is Strickland's latest involving his temper. He got
into a verbal confrontation with Kansas City Royals catcher
Salvador Perez in the 2014 World Series, and he threw a pitch at
Bryce Harper last year, three years after a beef with the
Washington Nationals outfielder.
Strickland hinted that he will seek anger-management counseling.
"(I will) talk to whoever I need to talk to ... whatever I need
to do to just improve and get better," he said. "I think that
obviously my anger in these moments have gotten the best of me
and caused stupid decisions, so I don't think I should be this
angry person. I think focused is the better word. We do have to
be focused and locked in, focused on getting those outs."
Strickland, 29, is 13-for-17 on save chances this season. He has
a 3-3 record with a 2.84 ERA.
--Field Level Media
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