Watch: A’s Laureano charges at Astros hitting coach, setting off melee
Laureano charges the Astros dugout and the brawl breaks out pic.twitter.com/CQ2K8kFnlb
— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) August 9, 2020
OAKLAND — The A’s and Astros had a bench clearing altercation in the bottom of the seventh inning Sunday at the Coliseum, as outfielder Ramon Laureano charged at Houston hitting coach Alex Cintrón after the two got into a shouting match.
With the A’s leading 6-2, Laureano had just been hit in the back by a Humberto Castellanos pitch and had some choice words for the Astros right hander as he walked toward first base. Cooler heads appeared to prevail as Laureano reached first, but he and Cintrón got into a verbal back-and-forth before Laureano ran towards the Astros dugout.
Laureano was tackled by Astros catcher Dustin Garneau before he could get to Cintron. Both benches and bullpens emptied.
The melee dispersed, but not before Laureano and A’s catcher Austin Allen was ejected.
It will be interesting how MLB handles discipline here… we’ll be watching closely.
pic.twitter.com/hK2Rlj2Ght— Brodie Brazil (@BrodieNBCS) August 9, 2020