MINNEAPOLIS -- Not long after Detroit outfielder JaCoby Jones got hit in the face by a pitch , the Tigers and Minnesota Twins were nose-to-nose on the field.
Twins slugger Miguel Sano punched Tigers catcher James McCann in the mask during a bench-clearing scrap in the fifth inning of Detroit's 5-4 victory Saturday.
Jones was nailed in the mouth by a 90 mph fastball from Minnesota reliever Justin Haley in the third and left the game under his own power. Two innings later, Detroit starter Matthew Boyd threw behind Sano, who pointed his finger at the pitcher and yelled out toward the mound.
McCann intervened and appeared to put his mitt in the face of Sano, who let fly with a right hand and shoved McCann away. It appeared Sano connected with McCann's mask and perhaps his chest protector.
"I don't want to talk about what he said, but he touched me with his glove and I reacted," Sano said . "It was a glove to the face. They were supposed to eject McCann, too, but I saw they didn't eject him."
There was plenty of pushing and shoving near home plate as both benches and bullpens emptied, though there did not appear to be any other punches thrown. Sano and Boyd were both ejected.
"Boyd was all over the place all day," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "He didn't exactly have the best command. But I guess there doesn't have to be a warning, so the umpires made that decision."
McCann said he took issue with Sano gesturing toward the mound and merely wanted to protect his pitcher.
"I didn't know what he was going to do," McCann said. "I saw him wag his finger at my pitcher and, as far as I'm concerned, you're not going to do that while I'm catching. So I just wanted to step in between and prevent anything from happening."
Jones was hit in the left side of his mouth by a third-inning pitch from Haley. Jones went down but sprang to his feet, tossed his helmet away and ran up the third base line in the direction of the Tigers' dugout.
He was met by Ausmus and a trainer, who put a towel to Jones' bleeding mouth. The rookie center fielder was escorted to the bench and later taken to a hospital for a CT scan.
"It was a nasty split lip. They think his teeth are all intact," Ausmus said .
The Tigers announced Saturday night that Jones would go on the disabled list before Sunday's game. Detroit plans to purchase the contract of outfielder Jim Adduci from Triple-A Toledo.
The Twins didn't think Haley's pitch to Jones called for retaliation.
After the game, Minnesota put Haley on the 10-day disabled list with right biceps tendinitis.
"Our pitcher, he didn't intentionally hit him in the face," Sano said. "Nobody wants to hit anybody in the face. If that team is saying we're trying to hit somebody, it would be in the leg or something but never in the face."
The AL Central rivals meet again Sunday.
THE GAME GOES ON
Nicholas Castellanos and Justin Upton each hit a solo home run for the Tigers, who put star slugger Miguel Cabrera on the disabled list before the game and used five relievers after Boyd was tossed. Blaine Hardy (1-0) won in relief, and Francisco Rodriguez earned his sixth save in eight chances this season.
Michael Tonkin (0-1) walked Mikie Mahtook leading off the sixth inning, and Castellanos followed with an RBI double to put Detroit on top 4-3. McCann added a sacrifice fly later in the inning.
Pinch-hitter Jason Castro hit a solo homer in the ninth, but Rodriguez closed it out by striking out Joe Mauer with a runner at first base.
Both starting pitchers struggled with their control, and the teams combined to use 13 relievers. Twins left-hander Adalberto Mejia walked three but struck out six in 2 2/3 innings. Meanwhile, Boyd walked three batters in the first two innings before settling down to retire eight of the next nine Twins.
SENT DOWN
After the game, the Twins optioned Mejia to Triple-A Rochester, as their upcoming schedule allows them to use four starting pitchers. In three April starts, the 23-year-old lefty allowed six earned runs, walked eight batters and struck out 10 in 9 1/3 innings.
"I'm just trying to work on my mechanics and get back to what I was doing," Mejia said. "I'm trying to make that adjustment."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Cabrera (strained right groin) was placed on the 10-day DL. He was injured while diving for a grounder Friday night.
Twins: INF Ehire Adrianza (strained oblique) played shortstop and went 3 for 5 and scored three runs Friday in the first game of his rehab assignment with Class A Fort Myers.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer (1-1, 3.60 ERA) goes to the mound Sunday seeking his second victory over the Twins this month.
Twins: In his last outing, RHP Kyle Gibson (0-2, 6.91) pitched into the sixth inning for the first time this year. He'll face the Tigers 11 days after they tagged him for five earned runs in four innings at Comerica Park.
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Detroit Tigers
Twins slugger Miguel Sano punched Tigers catcher James McCann in the mask during a bench-clearing scrap in the fifth inning of Detroit's 5-4 victory Saturday.
Jones was nailed in the mouth by a 90 mph fastball from Minnesota reliever Justin Haley in the third and left the game under his own power. Two innings later, Detroit starter Matthew Boyd threw behind Sano, who pointed his finger at the pitcher and yelled out toward the mound.
McCann intervened and appeared to put his mitt in the face of Sano, who let fly with a right hand and shoved McCann away. It appeared Sano connected with McCann's mask and perhaps his chest protector.
"I don't want to talk about what he said, but he touched me with his glove and I reacted," Sano said . "It was a glove to the face. They were supposed to eject McCann, too, but I saw they didn't eject him."
There was plenty of pushing and shoving near home plate as both benches and bullpens emptied, though there did not appear to be any other punches thrown. Sano and Boyd were both ejected.
"Boyd was all over the place all day," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "He didn't exactly have the best command. But I guess there doesn't have to be a warning, so the umpires made that decision."
McCann said he took issue with Sano gesturing toward the mound and merely wanted to protect his pitcher.
"I didn't know what he was going to do," McCann said. "I saw him wag his finger at my pitcher and, as far as I'm concerned, you're not going to do that while I'm catching. So I just wanted to step in between and prevent anything from happening."
Jones was hit in the left side of his mouth by a third-inning pitch from Haley. Jones went down but sprang to his feet, tossed his helmet away and ran up the third base line in the direction of the Tigers' dugout.
He was met by Ausmus and a trainer, who put a towel to Jones' bleeding mouth. The rookie center fielder was escorted to the bench and later taken to a hospital for a CT scan.
"It was a nasty split lip. They think his teeth are all intact," Ausmus said .
The Tigers announced Saturday night that Jones would go on the disabled list before Sunday's game. Detroit plans to purchase the contract of outfielder Jim Adduci from Triple-A Toledo.
The Twins didn't think Haley's pitch to Jones called for retaliation.
After the game, Minnesota put Haley on the 10-day disabled list with right biceps tendinitis.
"Our pitcher, he didn't intentionally hit him in the face," Sano said. "Nobody wants to hit anybody in the face. If that team is saying we're trying to hit somebody, it would be in the leg or something but never in the face."
The AL Central rivals meet again Sunday.
THE GAME GOES ON
Nicholas Castellanos and Justin Upton each hit a solo home run for the Tigers, who put star slugger Miguel Cabrera on the disabled list before the game and used five relievers after Boyd was tossed. Blaine Hardy (1-0) won in relief, and Francisco Rodriguez earned his sixth save in eight chances this season.
Michael Tonkin (0-1) walked Mikie Mahtook leading off the sixth inning, and Castellanos followed with an RBI double to put Detroit on top 4-3. McCann added a sacrifice fly later in the inning.
Pinch-hitter Jason Castro hit a solo homer in the ninth, but Rodriguez closed it out by striking out Joe Mauer with a runner at first base.
Both starting pitchers struggled with their control, and the teams combined to use 13 relievers. Twins left-hander Adalberto Mejia walked three but struck out six in 2 2/3 innings. Meanwhile, Boyd walked three batters in the first two innings before settling down to retire eight of the next nine Twins.
SENT DOWN
After the game, the Twins optioned Mejia to Triple-A Rochester, as their upcoming schedule allows them to use four starting pitchers. In three April starts, the 23-year-old lefty allowed six earned runs, walked eight batters and struck out 10 in 9 1/3 innings.
"I'm just trying to work on my mechanics and get back to what I was doing," Mejia said. "I'm trying to make that adjustment."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Cabrera (strained right groin) was placed on the 10-day DL. He was injured while diving for a grounder Friday night.
Twins: INF Ehire Adrianza (strained oblique) played shortstop and went 3 for 5 and scored three runs Friday in the first game of his rehab assignment with Class A Fort Myers.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer (1-1, 3.60 ERA) goes to the mound Sunday seeking his second victory over the Twins this month.
Twins: In his last outing, RHP Kyle Gibson (0-2, 6.91) pitched into the sixth inning for the first time this year. He'll face the Tigers 11 days after they tagged him for five earned runs in four innings at Comerica Park.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Adalberto Mejia pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Kinsler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Dozier singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Dozier caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Polanco grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Sanó doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Grossman walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Kepler walked, Sanó to third, Grossman to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gimenez popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Adalberto Mejia pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Upton singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann walked, Upton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks singled to left, Upton scored, McCann to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado walked, McCann to third, Hicks to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Kinsler fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Escobar popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Rosario reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Rosario to second on wild pitch by Boyd. | 1 | 0 |
| Buxton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Dozier walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Polanco doubled to deep left, Rosario and Dozier scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Sanó flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Adalberto Mejia pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Castellanos homered to left (361 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Upton homered to center (409 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| McCann struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Hicks doubled to deep right center. | 3 | 2 |
| Haley relieved Mejía. | 3 | 2 |
| Jones hit by pitch. | 3 | 2 |
| Romine ran for Jones. | 3 | 2 |
| Machado grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Romine in center field. | 3 | 2 |
| Grossman grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Kepler grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Gimenez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Haley pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Kinsler lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Mahtook walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Castellanos grounded into fielder's choice to first, Mahtook out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| V. Martínez safe at first on error by second baseman Dozier, Castellanos to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Escobar singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Rosario lined out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Buxton grounded into fielder's choice to second, Escobar out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| Dozier lined out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Tonkin pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Tonkin relieved Haley. | 3 | 2 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Hicks grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Romine singled to right center. | 3 | 2 |
| Machado safe at first on error by third baseman Escobar, Romine to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Polanco struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Detroit's M Boyd ejected by J Baker in the 5th. | 3 | 2 |
| Minnesota's M Sano ejected by J Baker in the 5th. | 3 | 2 |
| Hardy relieved Boyd. | 3 | 2 |
| Mauer hit for Sanó. | 3 | 2 |
| Mauer doubled to deep center. | 3 | 2 |
| Grossman singled to center, Mauer scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Kepler struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Gimenez flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Tonkin pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Mauer at first base. | 3 | 3 |
| Mahtook walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Breslow relieved Tonkin. | 3 | 3 |
| Castellanos doubled to deep center, Mahtook scored. | 4 | 3 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to second, Castellanos to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Duffey relieved Breslow. | 4 | 3 |
| Upton intentionally walked. | 4 | 3 |
| McCann hit sacrifice fly to right, Castellanos scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Hicks grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Upton out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Hardy pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Escobar flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| Rosario lined out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Buxton reached on infield single to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Greene relieved Hardy. | 5 | 3 |
| Dozier struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Duffey pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Romine flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Machado reached on infield single to pitcher. | 5 | 3 |
| Kinsler singled to right center, Machado to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Mahtook singled to center, Machado to third, Kinsler to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| V. Martínez flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| A. Wilson relieved Greene. | 5 | 3 |
| Polanco flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Mauer lined out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Grossman grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Belisle pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Belisle relieved Duffey. | 5 | 3 |
| Upton lined out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| McCann struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| Hicks flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Avila at first base. | 5 | 3 |
| J. Wilson relieved A. Wilson. | 5 | 3 |
| Kepler grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Gimenez flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Taylor Rogers pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Rogers relieved Belisle. | 5 | 3 |
| Romine singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Machado sacrificed to catcher, Romine to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop, Romine to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Mahtook grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Rodríguez relieved J. Wilson. | 5 | 3 |
| Rosario grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Castro hit for Buxton. | 5 | 3 |
| Castro homered to right (391 feet). | 5 | 4 |
| Dozier singled to left center. | 5 | 4 |
| Polanco flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| Mauer struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Detroit Tigers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsler 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .200 | .371 | .382 |
| Mahtook RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | .174 | .296 | .217 |
| Castellanos 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .254 | .293 | .535 |
| V. Martínez DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .190 | .262 | .190 |
| Upton LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .273 | .385 | .545 |
| McCann C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .150 | .286 | .450 |
| Hicks 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
Avila 1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .524 | .882 |
| Jones CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .150 | .244 | .300 |
Romine PR-CF
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .231 | .250 | .410 |
| Machado SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .154 | .214 | .154 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 189 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Hicks (1, Mejía); Castellanos (5, Breslow) HR: Castellanos (3, 3rd inning off Mejía 0 on, 0 Out); Upton (3, 3rd inning off Mejía 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Hicks (1), Castellanos 2 (11), Upton (8), McCann (7) S: Machado SF: McCann Tigers RISP: 2-13 (Kinsler 0-3, V. Martínez 0-2, Hicks 1-1, Castellanos 0-1, Machado 0-1, Mahtook 1-3, Jones 0-1, Upton 0-1) Team LOB: 15 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| P BOYD EJECTED BOT 5TH (THREW AT BATTER) |
| CF J JONES (FACE) LEFT GAME TOP 3RD |
| 1B SANÓ EJECTED BOT 5TH (FIGHTING) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Target Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 25,719 (65.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:00 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jordan Baker, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
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