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One Phillies fan irked Nick Castellanos to the point where he decided to shout and gesture toward the fan in the moments after a lo s Friday.  After second baseman Bryson Stott fouled out to end Philadelphias 9-6 setback against the Reds at Citizens Bank Park, Castellanos remained near the top of the dugout and started yelling toward the stands  while pointing his finger and appearing to gesture for someone to leave  as captured by the NBC broadcast.  Its unclear from the video what Castellanos said or what prompted the exchange, but Jace Kaleikau  a senior video producer with the Phillies, according to LinkedIn  wrote in two posts on X that he was right there and witne sed a drunk fan yelling at Stott as Castellanos defended his teammate.  Nick Castellanos points at a fan.  _piccone/X  Love to see players and fans jawing at each other don't we folks   Nick Piccone (@_piccone)  I was right there and a drunk fan came all the way down by the dugout and was screaming at Stott for getting the last out, Kaleikau .  I would have been shocked if someone didnt stand up for him. The fan cro sed multiple lines, all while being like 5 feet away.  Explore More  Kaleikau that if there ever was a time when a fan went too far that warranted a response from a player, this was it.  The Phillies, who Josh Reaves Jersey  hold a -game lead in the NL East entering Saturday, lost for the eighth time in 12 games Friday, going just 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position and stranding 11 runners on base to open a three-game set against the Reds.  Castellanos in the dugout after Fridays lo s.  _piccone/X  Castellanos motioning to the fan.  _piccone/X  Castellanos launched his 11th homer of the season to give the Phillies a temporary 3-0 lead in the first inning, but that advantage disappeared when Cincinnati scored five times in the third and knocked Philadelphia starter Jess Luzardo out of the game.  The outfielder is hitting .278 with a .771 OPS during his third season with the Phillies, though Castellanos impre sive streak of playing in 236 consecutive games came to an end last month when he made an undisclosed   to manager Rob Thomson  following Thomsons decision to remove him for a defensive replacement  and was benched for a game.  Nick Castellanos homers during the Phillies game against the Reds on July 4.  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect  One of the many things about Nick that I love is that hes very emotional, Thomson told reporters before Philadelphias June 17 game. He loves to play and he loves to play every inning of every game. I just thought last night, he made an inappropriate comment after he came out.  The Phillies send Ranger Surez to the hill to oppose the Reds Nick Lodolo on Saturday.  Josh Richardson Jersey