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Tempers flare in Marlins-Mets game |
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Saturday, 29 September 2007 |
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A blowout turned into a blowup in the fifth inning of the Marlins and Mets game at Shea Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo was ejected for throwing a punch at Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, which sparked a benches- and bullpen-clearing incident.
The situation spun out of control after an early fracas in the same inning. With the Mets winning 10-0, Reyes doubled with one out off Harvey Garcia.
Then Garcia threw a pitch that nearly struck Luis Castillo. The next pitch flew behind Castillo, who put his hands up and walked toward Garcia. Both benches and bullpens ran toward home plate, and order was restored.
The Olivo-Reyes scuffle occurred after Castillo walked and the Marlins were in the midst of making a pitching change. Reyes was on third while Olivo was on the mound. The two exchanged words and Olivo sprinted toward Reyes. Third-base coach Sandy Alomar Sr. intervened as Olivo began throwing punches that didn't land.
Again, the field was cluttered with players, pushing and shoving near the Marlins' dugout. When order was restored, Olivo was ejected.
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