Duffy lasted 6 1/3 innings, gave up five hits and threw 80 pitches.
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The two exchanged words in the second inning, after Ventura threw in tight.
“Bring it on”, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
“I thought he (Ventura) was trying to hit him (Machado) the at-bat before”, Showalter said. Ventura just turned 25 years old last week, and there’s still plenty of time for him to realize his potential in the major leagues.
Tonight, Manny handled it himself and I couldn’t be happier for him.
Machado charged the mound after being hit in the fifth as Ventura prepared for the onslaught by slinging aside his cap and glove. Machado landed a solid punch on Ventura, who eventually tackled him to the ground.
“I don’t regret anything”, he said. “You try not to let one person’s actions speak for a lot of people, but it’s been going on for a while with him”. You don’t think in that situation. “You just have to move forward”.
Both dugouts and bullpens emptied before peace was restored. They’ll send top starter Chris Tillman (7-1, 3.33 ERA) to the hill against Kansas City’s Edinson Volquez (5-5, 4.03).
Ventura and Baltimore’s Manny Machado were ejected after a fifth inning brawl, following Ventura’s 99 miles per hour fastball that plunked Machado.
Ventura was such a promising pitching prospect for the Royals, drawing a start in the Futures Game at All-Star weekend in 2012 in Kansas City.
Speaking about the fight, Ventura insisted that the ball that stuck Machado was an accident, saying ‘My plan was to pitch inside and one got away.
Machado and Ventura ended up at the bottom of a pile, but order was restored relatively soon, and no other playres or managers were ejected. It is likely both will ultimately receive suspensions.
Said Machado: “You got to deal with the consequences once you cross that line”. Trumbo was the next batter, and he and Davis then hit their consecutive homers off of new pitcher Chien-Ming Wang to make it 8-1.
The Royals put at least two runners on base in each of Jimenez’s five innings, but stranded five baserunners in scoring position.
The game of baseball has its fair share of egotistical maniacs that can not seem to shake off their hazardous self-centered mentalities and style of play.
In Seattle, Nelson Cruz homered twice and Wade Miley pitched seven scoreless innings to pace Seattle over Cleveland, snapping the Indians’ six-game winning streak.
The Royals were 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position on the night.
Despite the four Baltimore homers and the Orioles’ second straight victory over the Royals, the brawl was the biggest postgame subject of conversation. Duffy told the Associated Press Tuesday, that his left leg, “was a little tender but nothing to write home about”.
Yost also said Alex Gordon (fractured right wrist) has been shagging balls and began his throwing program Monday, but there’s no date for his return yet.
Ventura struggled Tuesday, allowing six earned runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings before his ejection.
The Royals and Orioles play the finale of their three-game set Wednesday night.
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Machado was 1-for-2 in the game, with an RBI double.
