On a 93-degree Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, tempers boiled over between the visiting Red Sox and Rockies.
Colorado right-hander Cal Quantrill escaped a jam in the fourth inning by getting Reese McGuire to fly out to center fielder Brenton Doyle for the third out. Quantrill, a demonstrative player, pumped his arms to celebrate and then exchanged heated words with McGuire as McGuire ran up the line.
The two players moved toward each other, and players from both benches and bullpens rushed onto the field. Colorado catcher Jacob Stallings got between Quantrill and McGuire.
No punches were thrown and no one was ejected. Colorado was leading 8-2 at the time of the incident. It scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 13-3 lead.
We have a bench-clearing incident at Coors Field. No punches thrown. Starts with #Rockies RHP Cal Quantrill having words with #Redsox catcher Reese McGuire. pic.twitter.com/35xXqyD9kS
— Patrick Saunders (@psaundersdp) July 24, 2024
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