The Houston Astros are Public Enemy No. 1 in the major leagues because of their cheating scandal. They got into with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Sunday there was a brawl with the Oakland A’s.
There was a brawl in the Astros-A’s game! pic.twitter.com/PdjSdyyVDL
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) August 9, 2020
Astros rookie pitcher Humberto Castellanos hit Ramon Laureano in the middle of the back with a 3-2 breaking pitch in the bottom of the seventh. Laureano, who was traded from the Astros in 2017, gestured towards Castellanos and exchanged words with him while walking down to first base. While Laureano was standing on first, he argued with Cintron and then charged the dugout.
Astros catcher Dustin Garneau, who wasn’t in the game, tackled Laureano before he reached the dugout, and both benches emptied. Laureano, who was hit by a Brandon Bailey pitch in the fifth inning, has been hit by a pitch five times this year, including three times in the Houston series.