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Punches were thrown successful Tuesday's Brewers-Rays game, resulting successful nan benches clearing.
Tampa Bay's Jose Siri grounded retired easy to 2nd guidelines and jogged it retired to first base. However, erstwhile he yet touched first base, Milwaukee pitcher Abner Uribe had thing to say.
The 2 exchanged pleasantries, which astatine first seemed calm. Then, arsenic an umpire held Siri back, and arsenic Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins ran over, Uribe threw a correct jab astatine Siri.
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Tampa Bay Rays halfway fielder Jose Siri, #22, takes a plaything astatine Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe, #45, successful nan eighth inning astatine American Family Field. (Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports)
Siri returned by throwing overhand punches pinch some fists, while Uribe attempted to propulsion a mates much aft Hoskins pushed Siri retired of nan way.
The 2 were nan only ones to propulsion immoderate punches and were separated from 1 different alternatively quickly. Hoskins, though, had to beryllium held backmost aft getting up adjacent pinch Siri aft he was taken distant from Uribe.
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Tampa Bay Rays halfway fielder Jose Siri, #22, takes a plaything astatine Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe, #45, successful nan eighth inning astatine American Family Field. (Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports)
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The animosity betwixt Siri and nan Brewers had been building each night, starting erstwhile he took a agelong look astatine his solo location tally disconnected Freddy Peralta successful nan third.
When Siri came up again successful nan sixth, Peralta drilled him pinch a 3-0 fastball, starring to an ejection for Peralta and Milwaukee head Pat Murphy.
The melee occurred successful nan apical of nan eighth inning, pinch nan location Brewers up, 8-2, which yet would beryllium nan last score.
Siri's groundout was nan only 1 Uribe would grounds connected nan night, arsenic he and Siri were some promptly ejected. Hoby Milner and Thyago Vieria recorded nan last 5 outs to sphere nan victory.
The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays prosecute successful a brawl during nan eighth inning astatine American Family Field. (Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports)
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Milwaukee improved to a astonishing 18-11 connected nan young season, while Tampa Bay dropped to 14-17.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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