Tempers flared almost immediately on Tuesday at Coors Field.
The benches cleared and a pretty big brawl broke out in the middle of the infield after Rafael Devers hit a deep home run during the opening inning of the Colorado Rockies’ 7-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
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The issue appeared to stem from Devers’ reaction to his two-run homer. He spent a few seconds watching the home run leave the park before starting to run the bases, which didn’t sit well with Rockies starter Kyle Freeland. The two started chirping at each other before Devers even reached first base, and then things escalated pretty quickly.
Punches were thrown in the infield as players from both teams rushed into the mess.
“Surprised it hasn’t happened before with that guy [Freeland],” Giants pitcher Logan Webb said postgame, via NBCS Giants. “Just kind of runs his mouth a lot of times and Raffy got him good.”
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Umpires eventually separated the two teams and got the game under control. Freeland was ejected, as were Giants players Matt Chapman and Willy Adames.
Devers’ two-run home run ended up counting, even though he didn’t actually round the bases before the fight broke out. He went back out and got to finish the trip once things settled down.
The Giants ended up cruising to the three-run win, thanks in part to a three-run fifth inning in which Wilmer Flores and Casey Schmitt each hit home runs. The Giants, now 70-69 on the year, have now won nine of their last 10 games and are fighting to make a late push in the NL wild-card race.
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The Rockies, on the other hand, hold the worst record in Major League Baseball at 39-100. They are the only team in the league that has already been officially eliminated from postseason contention, too.
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