The Philadelphia Phillies have not had the start to the playoffs they may have hoped, losing both of their first two games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Philadelphia played the first two games of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park. They lost both of the games, and during the second game, the fans at the home stadium booed when reliever Jhoan Duran came in out of the bullpen.

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Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos spoke about what it is like to play in front of that crowd (via NBC Sports Philadelphia):

“I think that the stadium is good on both sides,” Nick Castellanos said. “When the game is going good, it’s wind at our back. When the game is not going good, it’s wind at our face. So, the environment can be with us, and the environment can be against us.”

He added that his team feels a “very uphill climb” whenever “everything is amplified negatively” and that they often play “more tight” because they fear getting reprimanded.

Here is one angle of the fans who were upset to see him coming in to take the mound:

Here is another angle, taken from the fans in the stands, of the same moment:

But it wasn’t just Duran who felt the scorn. Jake Mintz provided more context (via Yahoo):

“Here’s an incomplete list of the booed: Orion Kerkering, Matt Strahm, J.T. Realmuto, Castellanos and Stott. The umpires. Shohei Ohtani and Max Muncy. PitchCom and Javier Herrera, the Dodgers clubhouse attendant who came out to deliver a working PitchCom. Former president Joe Biden, who was in attendance.

A few even booed Kyle Schwarber, the club’s beloved, homer-clubbing, de facto captain, after he struck out in a crucial spot in the eighth inning. The next batter, franchise talisman Bryce Harper — hitless on the night and punchless in the series — popped out meekly to center field, earning a critical downpour of his own.

Next, they booed a light show, as closer Jhoan Duran jogged in to his elaborate entrance choreography with the team trailing by three. Duran’s flame- and spider-themed opener electrified Citizens Bank Park all summer but did not fit the moment on this night. And so they booed the bursts of fire erupting from beyond the center-field batter’s eye and the flashing strobes and the pulsating sounds of reggaeton.

They would have booed the father, son and holy ghost had the trio been called upon to warm up in the bullpen.”

Philadelphia looks to get the series back on track against the Dodgers on Wednesday at 9:08 p.m. ET in Los Angeles.

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This article originally appeared on For The Win: Nick Castellanos blasts Phillies fans for booing Jhoan Duran in NLDS