Sam Fuld began warming up for the Rays prior to Milwaukee's half of the eighth inning on Monday night. Tampa Bay defeated the Brewers 8-4, but at the time they held a seven-run lead. Fuld had pinch-hit for reliever J.P. Howell in the top of the eighth. He technically had already filled the pitcher's shoes, so he took the mound and began warming up. Rays manager Joe Maddon explained that he had a hard time hearing on the phone in the dugout to talk to the bullpen. "He was a pinch-hitter," Maddon said. "He was in the game. He was already in the game." By the time Fuld had finished warming up, Maddon said the Rays had Joel Peralta and Cesar Ramos ready to go. "[Fuld] had no chance to throw a pitch that inning," Maddon said. "I could see the Brewers looking over there [thinking], 'What is going on? Fuld is not in the report.' "One pitch. All the infielders were begging for one pitch. But you can't do that. You don't want to incite the other team. And I was concerned about that to begin with. By having to do that, I was worried about inciting them. But it was no disrespect to the Brewers. It was just a matter of the way that happened so quickly, moving it on to the next guy."