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Dodgers' Joe Kelly throws behind Alex Bregman, benches clear as Astros feud heats up - Yahoo Sports


A contentious series was expected when we first learned the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros would meet this week in Houston.

A contentious series is exactly what we’re already getting.

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The benches cleared in Tuesday’s series opener after Dodgers’ reliever Joe Kelly uncorked a pair of pitches that did not sit well with Astros batters.

The first was a 96 MPH fastball that sailed behind Alex Bregman on a 3-0 pitch.

The second was a curveball that forced Carlos Correa to duck out of the way.

While he didn’t hit either batter, the fastball seemed to have some clear intent behind it.

The benches didn’t clear until after the inning, when Kelly did this after striking out Correa.

Of course, the discontent all stems from the Astros sign-stealing scandal.

Many believe — Dodgers players included — it was Los Angeles that lost the most as a direct result of Houston’s scheme. After all, it was the Dodgers who fell to Houston in 2017 World Series, when the sign-stealing scheme was reportedly at its height. Dodgers players have been outspoken about it over the past few months. In fact, Joc Pederson referenced it right before the game.

It all led to speculation that some form of retaliation was forthcoming.

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For the first five innings, Tuesday’s game was uneventful. That immediately changed when Kelly entered. The 32-year-old has been involved in retaliatory plunkings before. With the Boston Red Sox in 2018, he was suspended six games for hitting Tyler Austin in retaliation for a controversial slide.

No punches were thrown when the benches emptied. A suspension could still be handed down given the circumstances. A fine is almost certain.

In recent months, baseball’s newest budding rivalry had been forced to take a backseat to far more important issues that are plaguing the league and the country. But it’s clear after Tuesday that this bad blood isn’t going away anytime soon.

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