Benches, bullpens empty after Youkilis hit by pitch
BOSTON — Boston’s Kevin Youkilis charged the mound after being hit with a pitch, throwing his helmet at Detroit pitcher Rick Porcello and tackling him before the benches and bullpens poured onto the field Tuesday night. Order was restored minutes later without any punches thrown, but Youkilis and Porcello were ejected in the second inning.
The hostilities had been brewing since Monday night, when Miguel Cabrera was hit in the top of the fourth and Youkilis was plunked in the bottom half. Detroit’s Brandon Inge was hit in the eighth.
On Tuesday, Cabrera was hit in the left hand in the top of the first by Junichi Tazawa; when Porcello threw one inside to Boston first baseman Victor Martinez in the bottom, he took a few menacing steps toward the mound before returning to the batter’s box.
Rolen battles concussion
ST. LOUIS — The Cincinnati Reds put newly acquired third baseman Scott Rolen on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday after his concussion-related symptoms did not lessen. The 34-year-old Rolen was hit in the helmet by a pitch from Colorado’s Jason Marquis on Aug. 2, two days after Toronto traded him to Cincinnati. He missed two games then returned to hit his first homer with his new team before headaches and dizziness returned.
Grimsley appears at courthouse
WASHINGTON — Former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley appeared Tuesday at the courthouse where a grand jury is investigating Roger Clemens. Grimsley and his lawyer spent a little more than an hour at the federal courthouse in Washington. Grimsley had no comment as he left the building.
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