Most of the post-game chatter following the Rays 5-1 loss to the Red Sox Wednesday revolved around Coco Crisp's controversial slide in the eighth inning.

Crisp, trying to steal second, appeared to slide late, with his spikes hitting Akinori Iwamura's feet and his elbow's reaching up around the second baseman's midsection. The play knocked Iwamura off the bag, and drew a fuming Joe Maddon out of the dugout to the defense of his middle infielder.

Maddon stared into the Red Sox dugout, searching for Crisp before a long-distance exchange.

"I was not pleased with the slide," Maddon said. "I totally felt there was intent to hurt our middle infielder, and that's what I was upset with....There's no place for that when you intentionally try to hurt somebody."

Crisp said he was upset over an earlier play in the sixth, when he said shortstop Jason Bartlett dropped his knee to block the bag while he slid headfirst, jamming Crisp's left thumb in the process.

Though he called Bartlett a "good dude," Crisp called the play a "little shady." "You cover the bag, swipe with teh glove, because you can get someone injured badly by doing that, "Crisp said.

Iwamura said he wasn't hurt by the play, and declined to comment further on it. Bartlett declined to comment about Crisp's comments.

"For me, everything's over," Iwamura said. "We've got tommorrow's game. I'm not hurt.....It's all up to you guys, it's all up to the fans. What do you think about that play?"