ANAHEIM — While Noé Ramirez didn’t have much to say about the three-game suspension he received for hitting Jake Marisnick with a pitch, one of his Angels teammates was not as reserved.

“I think it’s bull—-,” Andrelton Simmons said. “People get hit all the time. (Ramirez) can’t make one mistake I guess? Just because of the perception? So if Marisnick got hit at any point throughout the season (by the Angels), whoever touched him was going to get suspended? Is that what it means?”

Ramirez, who said he didn’t hit Marisnick intentionally, said on Wednesday he will appeal the suspension.

“I didn’t necessarily like it,” Ramirez said before Wednesday’s game. “I’m glad we can appeal. It’s just about moving on.”

Angels manager Brad Ausmus was also suspended for one game. Managers have no right to appeal, so he was to serve his suspension on Wednesday night, with bench coach Josh Paul managing the game.

After Tuesday’s game, Ramirez said he was simply trying to go inside on Marisnick with a 1-and-1 fastball after throwing two straight sliders.

The pitch nonetheless raised suspicion and prompted plate umpire Stu Schuerwater to warn both teams against intentionally throwing at hitters. Marisnick had been believed to be a target because of his violent collision with Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy on July 7 in Houston that sent Lucroy to the hospital and earned Marisnick a two-game suspension.

Marisnick is still waiting to have the appeal of his suspension heard. He said he believed Lucroy was moving toward foul territory and he was actually trying to avoid him when they collided.

Ramirez said he didn’t get a formal explanation of the reasoning behind the suspension or the factors that went into determining its length.

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Angels get an optimistic glimpse of the future in win over Padres It is likely that one of the reasons for the suspension was that Ramirez hit Marisnick in the upper back, about a foot from his head. Major League Baseball likely also takes into account how a suspension affects the player’s playing time, based on whether he’s a position player, a starting pitcher or a relief pitcher.

A player loses his salary for the games he is suspended, so a three-game suspension means a player loses more of his salary than a two-game suspension, regardless of how much playing time they miss.

“I thought it was a little bit steep,” Ausmus said of Ramirez’s suspension. “But again, you still have the appeal process to go through, so hopefully that changes things.”

Astros manager A.J. Hinch, who was vocal after Tuesday’s game that Ramirez should be punished, agreed with the decision.

“I expected them to step in and do something,” Hinch said Wednesday. “My reaction is really that it should be over and settled and done with. They have their guys to deal with and we have our guys to deal with and we can all move on. I think we will all be better served letting MLB be MLB and let us play the game on the field and get away from this issue.”