DETROIT -- Once slugger Miguel Cabrera wrestled Yankees catcher Austin Romine to the ground at home plate, an afternoon game at Comerica Park collapsed into total chaos.
All the testiness that had been building between the Detroit Tigers and New York finally boiled over. The toll of Thursday's fury -- three bench-clearing altercations, eight ejections, one beaning and a lot of angry words.
"I'm sure there are going to be suspensions on both sides," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after a 10-6 loss.
The winning and losing pitchers -- Detroit's Alex Wilson (2-4) and New York's Dellin Betances (3-5) -- were among those tossed. So were Girardi and Tigers manager Brad Ausmus.
At one point, the ill will carried over to the Detroit dugout, where star pitcher Justin Verlander and teammate Victor Martinez appeared to get into some sort of dispute.
"I was actually on the field, so I haven't seen it and haven't talked to them about it," Ausmus said. "I'm aware of it, but I couldn't tell you what it was about."
Perhaps the only positive thing: This was the final time the Yankees and Tigers were scheduled to play this season.
James McCann and Justin Upton homered for Detroit, and Gary Sanchez went deep for the Yankees, but that all became secondary on a day when the umpires had their hands full trying to maintain order. Major League Baseball now figures to be busy, too, sorting out likely penalties that could especially hurt the playoff-contending Yankees.
Girardi contended an early warning would've cut off the trouble before it escalated. He blamed the umps for letting things go wild, saying, "Just a very poor job on their part."
Much later, Betances was ejected after he hit McCann in the helmet. Betances seemed to be indicating he had thrown a breaking ball instead of a fastball, and wound up shouting at the Tigers and the umps.
"I threw him out and that was to keep control of the game," umpire crew chief Dana DeMuth said. "And the reason why it took a minute or so, was because I wanted to get the players apart. Once I got Detroit going to their dugout and New York going to their dugout, then I informed him that he was ran."
"It wasn't necessarily of him intentionally beaning the batter, but to keep control of the situation, I deemed it necessary that he went," he said.
Although Cabrera vs. Romine was the peak of the hostilities, McCann's beaning was the most frightening.
"You don't want to see people hit in the head. You don't want to see fighting on the field," Cabrera said. "But people have to understand we're human."
The problems between these teams began well before Tommy Kahnle threw behind Cabrera in the sixth inning. Last month, they had a game at Yankee Stadium in which four batters were hit.
This time, Michael Fulmer hit Sanchez with a pitch in the fifth, an inning after Sanchez had homered for the fourth time in this three-game series.
"If you can't see that Fulmer clearly hit Sanchez on purpose, there's something wrong," Girardi said.
Fulmer looked like he might be hurt after throwing that pitch, and he was checked by the trainer before staying in the game. He said he had no intention of hitting Sanchez.
"I respect Gary Sanchez, I really do," said Fulmer, who beat out Sanchez for last year's American League Rookie of the Year award. "I would never throw at anybody that hit a homer off of me, just because they hit a home run."
Kahnle was ejected after his pitch behind Cabrera, and Girardi was tossed after he came out to argue.
"When they throw at me, it was OK. ... I was cool with that," Cabrera said. "When they started arguing with the umpire, I said to Romine, `Calm down."
The game was finally about to resume when Cabrera stepped toward Romine, and the New York catcher took off his mask. Cabrera gave him a two-handed push to the chest.
"He said, `You have a problem with me?' And I said, `This isn't about you," said Romine, whose brother Andrew plays for the Tigers. "And then he pushed me. It felt like he wanted a confrontation there and I just tried to defend myself the best I could."
Cabrera appeared to take a couple of swings at Romine, and the two ended up on the ground as players from both teams spilled onto the field. Sanchez later appeared to take a swing at someone at the bottom of the pile.
Cabrera and Romine were ejected, and Romine was so incensed by his dismissal that he threw his mask when he entered the dugout.
An inning later, Betances hit McCann in the helmet with a pitch, causing benches to empty again, and Betances and bench coach Rob Thompson were tossed. Betances said he didn't hit McCann on purpose, and McCann seemed to agree afterward.
"I don't think it was intentional," McCann said. "At that point in the game, Miggy was thrown at, Sanchez had been hit, and at least in my mind, the retaliation was over. I don't think that he was trying to hit me on purpose."
Wilson and Ausmus were ejected in the eighth after Wilson hit Todd Frazier around the thigh with a pitch. The benches cleared for a third time.
"With me hitting a guy in the leg, it's what I have to do and that's what I did," Wilson said. "Fortunately for me I know where my pitches are going, and I hit a guy in the leg today to take care of my teammates and protect them."
BIG HIT
Jose Iglesias gave the Tigers a 9-6 lead when he hit a three-run double in the seventh off David Robertson, who had relieved Betances. Iglesias had three hits for the Tigers, and Brett Gardner had four for the Yankees.
Shane Greene got five outs for his fourth save.
"We did a nice job of fighting back, excuse the expression," Ausmus said. "It was a good win and we needed the win."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: After hitting Sanchez and being checked by the trainer, Fulmer pitched into the seventh inning. ... McCann also stayed in the game after being hit in the head, and he homered the following inning.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (10-5) starts at home Friday night against Seattle LHP Ariel Miranda (8-6).
Tigers: Verlander (9-8) takes the mound in Chicago against RHP Miguel Gonzalez (7-10) of the White Sox.
All the testiness that had been building between the Detroit Tigers and New York finally boiled over. The toll of Thursday's fury -- three bench-clearing altercations, eight ejections, one beaning and a lot of angry words.
"I'm sure there are going to be suspensions on both sides," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after a 10-6 loss.
The winning and losing pitchers -- Detroit's Alex Wilson (2-4) and New York's Dellin Betances (3-5) -- were among those tossed. So were Girardi and Tigers manager Brad Ausmus.
At one point, the ill will carried over to the Detroit dugout, where star pitcher Justin Verlander and teammate Victor Martinez appeared to get into some sort of dispute.
"I was actually on the field, so I haven't seen it and haven't talked to them about it," Ausmus said. "I'm aware of it, but I couldn't tell you what it was about."
Perhaps the only positive thing: This was the final time the Yankees and Tigers were scheduled to play this season.
James McCann and Justin Upton homered for Detroit, and Gary Sanchez went deep for the Yankees, but that all became secondary on a day when the umpires had their hands full trying to maintain order. Major League Baseball now figures to be busy, too, sorting out likely penalties that could especially hurt the playoff-contending Yankees.
Girardi contended an early warning would've cut off the trouble before it escalated. He blamed the umps for letting things go wild, saying, "Just a very poor job on their part."
Much later, Betances was ejected after he hit McCann in the helmet. Betances seemed to be indicating he had thrown a breaking ball instead of a fastball, and wound up shouting at the Tigers and the umps.
"I threw him out and that was to keep control of the game," umpire crew chief Dana DeMuth said. "And the reason why it took a minute or so, was because I wanted to get the players apart. Once I got Detroit going to their dugout and New York going to their dugout, then I informed him that he was ran."
"It wasn't necessarily of him intentionally beaning the batter, but to keep control of the situation, I deemed it necessary that he went," he said.
Although Cabrera vs. Romine was the peak of the hostilities, McCann's beaning was the most frightening.
"You don't want to see people hit in the head. You don't want to see fighting on the field," Cabrera said. "But people have to understand we're human."
The problems between these teams began well before Tommy Kahnle threw behind Cabrera in the sixth inning. Last month, they had a game at Yankee Stadium in which four batters were hit.
This time, Michael Fulmer hit Sanchez with a pitch in the fifth, an inning after Sanchez had homered for the fourth time in this three-game series.
"If you can't see that Fulmer clearly hit Sanchez on purpose, there's something wrong," Girardi said.
Fulmer looked like he might be hurt after throwing that pitch, and he was checked by the trainer before staying in the game. He said he had no intention of hitting Sanchez.
"I respect Gary Sanchez, I really do," said Fulmer, who beat out Sanchez for last year's American League Rookie of the Year award. "I would never throw at anybody that hit a homer off of me, just because they hit a home run."
Kahnle was ejected after his pitch behind Cabrera, and Girardi was tossed after he came out to argue.
"When they throw at me, it was OK. ... I was cool with that," Cabrera said. "When they started arguing with the umpire, I said to Romine, `Calm down."
The game was finally about to resume when Cabrera stepped toward Romine, and the New York catcher took off his mask. Cabrera gave him a two-handed push to the chest.
"He said, `You have a problem with me?' And I said, `This isn't about you," said Romine, whose brother Andrew plays for the Tigers. "And then he pushed me. It felt like he wanted a confrontation there and I just tried to defend myself the best I could."
Cabrera appeared to take a couple of swings at Romine, and the two ended up on the ground as players from both teams spilled onto the field. Sanchez later appeared to take a swing at someone at the bottom of the pile.
Cabrera and Romine were ejected, and Romine was so incensed by his dismissal that he threw his mask when he entered the dugout.
An inning later, Betances hit McCann in the helmet with a pitch, causing benches to empty again, and Betances and bench coach Rob Thompson were tossed. Betances said he didn't hit McCann on purpose, and McCann seemed to agree afterward.
"I don't think it was intentional," McCann said. "At that point in the game, Miggy was thrown at, Sanchez had been hit, and at least in my mind, the retaliation was over. I don't think that he was trying to hit me on purpose."
Wilson and Ausmus were ejected in the eighth after Wilson hit Todd Frazier around the thigh with a pitch. The benches cleared for a third time.
"With me hitting a guy in the leg, it's what I have to do and that's what I did," Wilson said. "Fortunately for me I know where my pitches are going, and I hit a guy in the leg today to take care of my teammates and protect them."
BIG HIT
Jose Iglesias gave the Tigers a 9-6 lead when he hit a three-run double in the seventh off David Robertson, who had relieved Betances. Iglesias had three hits for the Tigers, and Brett Gardner had four for the Yankees.
Shane Greene got five outs for his fourth save.
"We did a nice job of fighting back, excuse the expression," Ausmus said. "It was a good win and we needed the win."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: After hitting Sanchez and being checked by the trainer, Fulmer pitched into the seventh inning. ... McCann also stayed in the game after being hit in the head, and he homered the following inning.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (10-5) starts at home Friday night against Seattle LHP Ariel Miranda (8-6).
Tigers: Verlander (9-8) takes the mound in Chicago against RHP Miguel Gonzalez (7-10) of the White Sox.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Gardner reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gardner out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Mahtook lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton homered to left (422 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Judge singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge to second on wild pitch by Fulmer. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded out to second, Judge to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley singled to left, Judge scored. | 1 | 1 |
| T. Frazier walked, Headley to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Torreyes lined into double play, second to shortstop, Headley doubled off second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Castellanos grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| McCann flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Romine popped out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Hicks struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Iglesias singled to right center. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinsler fouled out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Iglesias stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| Mahtook walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Upton walked, Iglesias to third, Mahtook to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Cabrera lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Sánchez homered to center (432 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Judge grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Gregorius safe at second on error by first baseman Hicks. | 2 | 1 |
| Headley grounded out to first, Gregorius to third. | 2 | 1 |
| T. Frazier popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Castellanos doubled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| McCann lined out to left, Castellanos to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Hicks singled to left, Castellanos scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hicks out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Jones stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| Iglesias walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Kinsler grounded into fielder's choice to second, Iglesias out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Torreyes safe at first on error by second baseman Kinsler. | 2 | 2 |
| Romine grounded out to shortstop, Torreyes to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Gardner reached on infield single to shortstop, Torreyes to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Hicks hit sacrifice fly to center, Torreyes scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Sánchez hit by pitch, Gardner to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jaime Garcia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Mahtook safe at first on error by shortstop Gregorius. | 3 | 2 |
| Upton doubled to deep left, Mahtook to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Warren relieved García. | 3 | 2 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Castellanos hit sacrifice fly to center, Mahtook scored, Upton to third. | 3 | 3 |
| McCann walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Hicks walked, McCann to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Jones singled to right center, Upton and McCann scored, Hicks to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Iglesias hit a ground rule double to deep center, Hicks scored, Jones to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Kahnle relieved Warren. | 3 | 6 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Gregorius flied out to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Headley struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| T. Frazier grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Kahnle pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Kahnle ejected. Chapman to pitcher. Cabrera and Au. Romine ejected. Machado hit for Cabrera. Sánchez to catcher. | 3 | 6 |
| Machado singled to left. Machado stole second. | 3 | 6 |
| Castellanos grounded out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Torreyes walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Ellsbury hit for Chapman. | 3 | 6 |
| Ellsbury walked, Torreyes to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Stumpf relieved Fulmer. | 3 | 6 |
| Torreyes to third, Ellsbury to second on wild pitch by Stumpf. | 3 | 6 |
| Gardner singled to center, Torreyes scored, Ellsbury to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Hicks hit sacrifice fly to left, Ellsbury scored, Gardner to second. | 5 | 6 |
| Wilson relieved Stumpf. | 5 | 6 |
| Sánchez singled to center, Gardner scored. | 6 | 6 |
| Judge grounded into fielder's choice to third, Sánchez out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| McCann hit by pitch. | 6 | 6 |
| Robertson relieved Betances. | 6 | 6 |
| Hicks hit by pitch, McCann to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Jones walked, McCann to third, Hicks to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Iglesias doubled to deep left center, McCann, Hicks and Jones scored. | 6 | 9 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 6 | 9 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 6 | 9 |
| Upton intentionally walked. | 6 | 9 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Upton out at second. | 6 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Headley popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 9 |
| T. Frazier hit by pitch. | 6 | 9 |
| Greene relieved Wilson. | 6 | 9 |
| Torreyes flied out to right. | 6 | 9 |
| Ellsbury struck out looking. | 6 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Caleb Smith pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Castellanos grounded out to second. | 6 | 9 |
| McCann homered to left center (433 feet). | 6 | 10 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 6 | 10 |
| Jones singled to left, Jones out at second. | 6 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Romine at third base. | 6 | 10 |
| Gardner singled to right. | 6 | 10 |
| Hicks grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Gardner out at second. | 6 | 10 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 6 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .257 | .346 | .438 |
| Hicks CF-RF-CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .264 | .369 | .481 |
| Sánchez DH-C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .278 | .352 | .551 |
| Judge RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .286 | .417 | .592 |
Betances P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Wade RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .211 | .212 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .309 | .336 | .501 |
| Headley 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .274 | .353 | .408 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .212 | .336 | .422 |
| Torreyes 2B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .295 | .315 | .377 |
| Romine C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .222 | .279 | .303 |
Chapman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Ellsbury PH-CF
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .238 | .319 | .365 |
Smith P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 154 | |||
| a-walked for A Chapman in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Sánchez (27, 4th inning off Fulmer 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Headley (49), Sánchez 2 (74), Hicks 2 (48), Gardner (53) SF: Hicks 2 GIDP: Hicks 2 Yankees RISP: 4-9 (Sánchez 1-1, Headley 1-2, Gregorius 0-1, Torreyes 0-1, T. Frazier 0-1, Judge 0-1, Gardner 2-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gregorius (6, ground ball) Outfield Assist: Gardner (Jones at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| COACH THOMSON EJECTED BOT 7TH (ARGUING BETANCES EJECTION) |
| RP BETANCES EJECTED BOT 7TH (HIT MCCANN WITH PITCH) |
| DH CABRERA AND C ROMINE EJECTED BOT 6TH (FIGHTING) |
| MGR GIRARDI EJECTED BOT 6TH (ARGUING KAHNLE EJECTION) |
| RP KAHNLE EJECTED BOT 6TH (THROWING BEHIND CABRERA) |
| RP WILSON AND MGR AUSMUS EJECTED TOP 8TH (WILSON HIT FRAZIER WITH PITCH) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 32,622 (78.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:13 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Carlos Torres, First Base - Dana DeMuth, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Ben May |
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