Gavin Williams' perfect game bid leads to benches-clearing altercation between Guardians and Diamondbacks
The Cleveland Guardians went from watching starter Gavin Williams go from pitching a perfect game to a benches-clearing altercation in the matter of moments at Progressive Field on Sunday.Williams was humming to start this contest, striking out 10 of the first 15 hitters he faced, and as the top of the sixth began, he was looking at a perfect game bid.But things got interesting when Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Tim Tawa attempted a bunt on a 0-1 pitch from Williams in the frame. In the unwritten rules of baseball, bunting while a pitcher is throwing a perfect game is very much frowned upon.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGuardians catcher Patrick Bailey took exception, having words with Tawa before the right-handed hitter stepped back in the box.In the end, though, Tawa served a single to right field and ended both the perfect game and no-hit bid for Williams.CINCINNATI REDS PITCHER RIPS 'F—ING FATA–' UMPIRE FOR GETTING IN DEFENDER'S WAY ON GROUND BALLJust a few pitches later, rain in the Cleveland area started coming down in buckets.
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The Cleveland Guardians went from watching starter Gavin Williams go from pitching a perfect game to a benches-clearing altercation in the matter of moments at Progressive Field on Sunday.Williams was humming to start this contest, striking out 10 of the first 15 hitters he faced, and as the top of the sixth began, he was looking at a perfect game bid.But things got interesting when Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Tim Tawa attempted a bunt on a 0-1 pitch from Williams in the frame. In the unwritten rules of baseball, bunting while a pitcher is throwing a perfect game is very much frowned upon.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGuardians catcher Patrick Bailey took exception, having words with Tawa before the right-handed hitter stepped back in the box.In the end, though, Tawa served a single to right field and ended both the perfect game and no-hit bid for Williams.CINCINNATI REDS PITCHER RIPS 'F—ING FATA–' UMPIRE FOR GETTING IN DEFENDER'S WAY ON GROUND BALLJust a few pitches later, rain in the Cleveland area started coming down in buckets. After Williams threw a brutal wild pitch, umpires called a rain delay, as the grounds crew came sprinting out with the tarp.But as the tarp was still unfurling, both dugouts were on the field and near home plate as an argument broke out. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was seen walking out of the dugout with pace to clearly say something to the other side, and that sparked the scrum near the dish.While it was clear both teams were screaming some unkind words toward each other, nothing escalated into a physical altercation between the two teams.
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- The Cleveland Guardians went from watching starter Gavin Williams go from pitching a perfect game to a benches-clearing altercation in the matter of moments at Progressive Field on Sunday.Williams was humming to start this contest, striking out 10 of the first 15 hitters he faced, and as the top of the sixth began, he was looking at a perfect game bid.But things got interesting when Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Tim Tawa attempted a bunt on a 0-1 pitch from Williams in the frame. In the unwritten rules of baseball, bunting while a pitcher is throwing a perfect game is very much frowned upon.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGuardians catcher Patrick Bailey took exception, having words with Tawa before the right-handed hitter stepped back in the box.In the end, though, Tawa served a single to right field and ended both the perfect game and no-hit bid for Williams.CINCINNATI REDS PITCHER RIPS 'F—ING FATA–' UMPIRE FOR GETTING IN DEFENDER'S WAY ON GROUND BALLJust a few pitches later, rain in the Cleveland area started coming down in buckets.
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Gavin Williams' perfect game bid leads to benches-clearing altercation between Guardians and Diamondbacks
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