Sunday’s game between the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics turned into a fight when A’s outfielder Ramón Laureano hit Houston’s dugout after being hit twice by Astros pitchers.
Laureano was hit in the seventh inning, taking exception to what happened again, chasing a bit with the Houston dugout who was then caught up when asked by Astros battle coach Alex Cintrón.
Here is the brawl from a few angles:
After the game, A’s manager Bob Melvin put more of the blame on the Astros, although Cintrón did not specifically mention:
Bob Melvin on the brawl: “Ramón will not go there unless something completely insulting came out of the dugout. And I think the league knew who that was. And that person needs to be stopped. That’s hopefully it. case. “
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Matt Olson was on deck when argument began. He heard some unsavory things being said to Laureano and someone told him to come to the dugout.
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MLB is likely to land hard on Laureano and Cintrón. In a 2020 season plagued with coronavirus, where social distance is important to prevent further outbreaks, the league is even less fond of bench-breaking situations like these.
While this on its face has nothing to do with the Astros cheating scandal, it remains to be seen in the air before these two teams, when they first meet in 2020. A’s pitcher Mike Fiers, a former Astro, is the one who blew the whistle on Houston’s cheat scheme. Fiers did not fall in this series, which ended Sunday.
Dodgers when Joe Kelly beat Alex Bregman and then Carlos Correa taunted. Kelly was eventually suspended for eight games. “Data-reactid =” 40 “> This is the second time benches have been removed in an Astros game this young season, Benches removed in the July 28 game between the Astros and Dodgers when Joe Kelly beat Alex Bregman and then Carlos Correa.Kelly was eventually suspended for eight games.
The A’s eventually won the match 7-2. They swept the three-game series against the Astros, running their winning streak to nine games.
