ST. LOUIS (AP) — The benches cleared in a Cardinals-Padres game for the second straight night Saturday as St. Louis’ Willson Contreras and San Diego’s Manny Machado each got hit twice by pitches. The bench-clearing incident came in the ninth inning of the Padres’ 3-1 victory as Machado complained after he was hit by a pitch from Andre Granillo. Cardinals …
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Padres, Cardinals benches clear after Manny Machado hit by pitch
ST. LOUIS — For a second straight game, tempers flared at Busch Stadium, leading to another benches-clearing incident between the Padres and Cardinals — two teams vying for position in the National League playoff race. Manny Machado and Willson Contreras were hit by pitches twice in the Padres’ 3-1 victory on Saturday night. After Machado was plunked by Andre Granillo’s …
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